findinghomer
Petty Officer 1st Class
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- Nov 7, 2009
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Engine is a 1997 Mercruiser 5.7 2bbl. First outing of the year, I'm sitting on the water now, everything was running fine, and then when running at cruising speed , It randomly felt like I lost a little acceleration. when I slowed down the boat died. Go to start it back up, it started but died immediately. If I put it in high neutral and rev it high , i can get it to run, but as soon as throttle down it dies. If I quickly shift into gear while it's idling high it will move, but if idle speed drops below 1500 it dies everytime. Pulled the flame arrestor off to look into the carburetor, please see attached you tube video. My question is my carb seems to be dumping alot of fuel and spraYing erratically. Am I experiencing flooding issues here? Or is that spray that you see normal, or do I have another problem? Any help would be appreciated thanks.
https://youtu.be/LDFbqbC1zxo
https://youtu.be/LDFbqbC1zxo
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