boat stalls in neutral? can anyone help?

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ratking20

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i have a 1992 searay 220 bowrider. i/o 5.7 260hp mercruiser alpha one.

just replaced the risers, starter, solenoid,a relay, and battery

the boat wont start without throttle most of the time, occasionally it does. and when i shift into neutral it slowly starts to die out and stalls. not right away, it takes a minute or 2 but it stalls out?

anything i can look into with the starting and stalling???????
 
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Re: boat stalls in neutral? can anyone help?

ratking20 said:
i have a 1992 searay 220 bowrider. i/o 5.7 260hp mercruiser alpha one.

just replaced the risers, starter, solenoid,a relay, and battery

the boat wont start without throttle most of the time, occasionally it does. and when i shift into neutral it slowly starts to die out and stalls. not right away, it takes a minute or 2 but it stalls out?

anything i can look into with the starting and stalling???????
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Ayuh,... Sounds like a Carb problem to me,... might need rebuildin'...

Is there any water in the filters,..??
 
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Re: boat stalls in neutral? can anyone help?

ive been reading post like mine, thats exactly what im going to check into next.
if there IS water, how can i fix that problem????
the engine doesn't sound right lately! not getting the power i used to get. shaking a little more that it used to. and i thought it sounded louder at the sterndrive? i could be imagining things but its definitely seems to be slower and sounds different at WOT
 
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Re: boat stalls in neutral? can anyone help?

we had the same trouble. a new starter and a carb rebuild (Supposedly because of ethanol gas) and we are running great. good luck.
 
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Re: boat stalls in neutral? can anyone help?

Have a 120 hp, 1987 Mercruiser I/O, and was going through something similar. When I filled the tank I added a can of Seafoam, and it has been running fine since, as long as I warm it up first.
Currently I am looking to mount a water/fuel separator and need advice on whether to use a short or tall filter, where to mount - prior to or after in-line fuel filter. Any help would be appreciated.
 
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Re: boat stalls in neutral? can anyone help?

Petemar said:
Have a 120 hp, 1987 Mercruiser I/O, and was going through something similar. When I filled the tank I added a can of Seafoam, and it has been running fine since, as long as I warm it up first.
Currently I am looking to mount a water/fuel separator and need advice on whether to use a short or tall filter, where to mount - prior to or after in-line fuel filter. Any help would be appreciated.
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Ayuh,... Welcome Aboard Pete,... This is Ratking's thread,...

Start 1 of yer Own, 'n We'll be Glad to answer All yer questions....
 
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Re: boat stalls in neutral? can anyone help?

Just had a similar issue and it turned out to be the spark plugs.
 
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happy4howlong

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Re: boat stalls in neutral? can anyone help?

I'm going through the same thing right now, I'll let you know what I find out (if I can fix it) 3.0 135hp
 
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