So I thought I ran out of fuel.. (turned out to be the fuel line on the tank side) and started putting fuel in from a container.. after which I realized it was diesel. I would say I put in about 2 gallons into my 21 gallon tank.. in which I had about 16 gallons of regular fuel.. I figured it would be more then enough to dilute it. So I continued to run my motor..
about after going out 2 more times, (running WOT for probably 3 hours total).. engine just dies.. I removed the line and pumped it into a clear glass.. and the fuel had a orange color.. The only way we could get the motor to run was to move the throttle from hi to low really fast.. it'll run that way.. and smoke a lot..! So I pumped out all the fuel from my tank and put new in it today. Changed the fuel filter. And with all that, I still cannot get it to run without moving the throttle rapidly. Any ideas????
It's a 2002 50hp Merc 3cyl. I have not checked the plugs yet, but will do tomorrow.. Any help would be greatly appreciated.. Thanks,
about after going out 2 more times, (running WOT for probably 3 hours total).. engine just dies.. I removed the line and pumped it into a clear glass.. and the fuel had a orange color.. The only way we could get the motor to run was to move the throttle from hi to low really fast.. it'll run that way.. and smoke a lot..! So I pumped out all the fuel from my tank and put new in it today. Changed the fuel filter. And with all that, I still cannot get it to run without moving the throttle rapidly. Any ideas????
It's a 2002 50hp Merc 3cyl. I have not checked the plugs yet, but will do tomorrow.. Any help would be greatly appreciated.. Thanks,
