I recently acquired a 1998 Glastron SE175 with a Mercruiser 3,0L, Alpha sterndrive.
While waiting for the delivery of a new starter (the old started stranded me on the lake) I did a general tune up, Plugs, distributor cap, rotor, fuel filters and checked all oils.
The engine is difficult to start and seems to be too rich as I have to advance the throttle in neutral quite a bit to get the motor to run (too rich on the carb?).
But after the engine is warmed up there is a band of RPMs, on the low side, about 1000 to 2000 that the engine stutters and sometimes stalls when accelerating a small amount. If the acceleration is advanced a large amount it will gain speed quickly about 60% of the time without the stuttering.
The boat was purchased from an older couple that used it very little and probably never were at WOT very much.
IF WOT is acquired it runs very smooth and fast. Just below 4800 RPMs, 37MPH with 4 people.
I did run the boat last week for about 30 miles and it seemed to run fine. Last week I added stabilizer but this week forgot to.
Could it be the lack of the stabilizer and/or carb adjustment?
Thanks for all assistance. This forum does indeed rock.
While waiting for the delivery of a new starter (the old started stranded me on the lake) I did a general tune up, Plugs, distributor cap, rotor, fuel filters and checked all oils.
The engine is difficult to start and seems to be too rich as I have to advance the throttle in neutral quite a bit to get the motor to run (too rich on the carb?).
But after the engine is warmed up there is a band of RPMs, on the low side, about 1000 to 2000 that the engine stutters and sometimes stalls when accelerating a small amount. If the acceleration is advanced a large amount it will gain speed quickly about 60% of the time without the stuttering.
The boat was purchased from an older couple that used it very little and probably never were at WOT very much.
IF WOT is acquired it runs very smooth and fast. Just below 4800 RPMs, 37MPH with 4 people.
I did run the boat last week for about 30 miles and it seemed to run fine. Last week I added stabilizer but this week forgot to.
Could it be the lack of the stabilizer and/or carb adjustment?
Thanks for all assistance. This forum does indeed rock.