stumped

wcsteelhead

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Have a 15hp evinrude that will only run with choke on. Have cleaned the carb twice and same problem. Anything else I should be looking at? It starts first pull and has new fuel pump and bulb stays hard.
 

oldcatamount

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Re: stumped

Hate to say it, but, it sounds like the carb still isn't totally clean. You need to completely dismantle the carb (including removal of the welch plug(s) in order to clean it right. When it's all apart, spray it thoroughly with carb cleaner, take a piece of very fine wire and poke it through all of the tiny orifices, finish with a can of compressed air and blow through every opening. Make certain the low speed needle valve is opened at least one and a half turns (counterclockwise) after you lightly seat the valve closed.
 

nwcove

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Re: stumped

had the same prob with my evinrude 4.5, it was a real pain in the arse to use, bought the complete carb kit, cleaned as mentioned above, and it runs like a new one. additives like seafoam, seem to help keep things clean also.
 
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