Loss of power at cruising speed

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Schoir

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1997 OMC I/O 5.7 with 2 barrel Holley Carb.

Cruising and accelerating at 3500 to 4000 rpm and experienced a loss of power. Found that I had left the gas cap off.

Put the cap back on and it seemed to recover.

Could the cap being off have caused the loss of power?

Thanks for any ideas.

Regards, Maurice.
 
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piratedude

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Re: Loss of power at cruising speed

holley has recall going on for defective carbs in your year range..check it out. carbs made w/ too much lead in the castings disolves when in contact w/ fuel....do a search under "holley"
 
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Schoir

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Re: Loss of power at cruising speed

piratedude said:
holley has recall going on for defective carbs in your year range..check it out. carbs made w/ too much lead in the castings disolves when in contact w/ fuel....do a search under "holley"
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Pirate:

Thanks for the heads up. I'll do a search and see what I come up with.

Regards, Maurice.
 
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