So when I launched this year I had idle and starting issues. I had no issues once I got moving. I decided to rebuild the carb, a mercarb to be precise. Now the boat starts first try and idle real smooth. I can leave the dock and throttle up but after 100 yards the engine starts loosing power and if I don't throttle back it dies. It starts right back up and I could idle all day.
When I rebuilt the carb I also changed the in pump filter. Can this be installed wrong?
One other thing I noticed when rebuilding is the long piston thing in the top cover of the carb was a little sticky. Would this be to blame?
Would setting the float height or drop wrong, cause my issues?
I used the rubber tipped spring loaded needle instead of the solid one that was in there. Would this cause the issues?
I did a lot of reading and most posts tell me to rebuild the carb but I have done that. I obviously did something wrong.
Any tips would be really helpful. Thanks.
When I rebuilt the carb I also changed the in pump filter. Can this be installed wrong?
One other thing I noticed when rebuilding is the long piston thing in the top cover of the carb was a little sticky. Would this be to blame?
Would setting the float height or drop wrong, cause my issues?
I used the rubber tipped spring loaded needle instead of the solid one that was in there. Would this cause the issues?
I did a lot of reading and most posts tell me to rebuild the carb but I have done that. I obviously did something wrong.
Any tips would be really helpful. Thanks.