wolfsterman
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- Aug 12, 2013
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I just had the carburetors rebuilt on my 1966 Mercury 1100 outboard, and was excited to get my boat out on the water. It ran beautifully for about 20 minutes, and then completely lost power and died. I called the mechanic, and I said that I needed to get a new fuel tank, and not to place an inline filter on the boat. He said that he would go through the carburetors again at no additional charge. I have done some reading, and have some mechanical ability. I used to have another mercury outboard that I ran an inline filter for years and never had a problem. My mechanic won't answer his phone or return any calls. I feel like I have been taken to the cleaners. Don't have a lot of money. So, here's my question. I would like to replace the fuel line, and bulb and put an inline filter on the new line. Run some carb cleaner through the carbs on both the fuel side, and the air side (tank / air inlet). Does anyone think that this has a good chance of fixing the problem, or am I just wasting my time and/or money? Any input here would be very helpful, as I am very frustrated about the whole situation.
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