I have looked through many of the threads and have not seen an answer to my problem.
I just purchased a pontoon with a 1999 Mercury 50hp Bigfoot 4 stroke. Several days after getting it home I went to start it and it was running very rough.
Noticed that there was a lot of gas running down the carbs. Thought maybe I primed the bulb too much (can that be done?) or flooded it so I let it sit for a few days and tried
it again while watching the carbs. As soon as I started it gas started pooring out of the carbs. I took the carbs loose and noticed that the top carb fuel inlet
would turn (where the gas line connects to the carb)? I pulled on it a little and it just came right out of the carburator! The carbs were rebuilt right before I
bought the boat by someone that two people have told me was good. I looked in the service manual and it does not list the inlet elbow as a separate part.
Like it should be a permanent part of the carb.
Should the inlet elbow just pull out like that? I put it back in and tapped it with a soft screwdriver handle and it seemed to tighten up. I ran it after that and
it ran fine. Although I think the third carb has the same problem. What is to keep it from vibrating loose while out on the lake?
Just seems odd that it would just be a pressed on part. Any help would be appreciated.
I just purchased a pontoon with a 1999 Mercury 50hp Bigfoot 4 stroke. Several days after getting it home I went to start it and it was running very rough.
Noticed that there was a lot of gas running down the carbs. Thought maybe I primed the bulb too much (can that be done?) or flooded it so I let it sit for a few days and tried
it again while watching the carbs. As soon as I started it gas started pooring out of the carbs. I took the carbs loose and noticed that the top carb fuel inlet
would turn (where the gas line connects to the carb)? I pulled on it a little and it just came right out of the carburator! The carbs were rebuilt right before I
bought the boat by someone that two people have told me was good. I looked in the service manual and it does not list the inlet elbow as a separate part.
Like it should be a permanent part of the carb.
Should the inlet elbow just pull out like that? I put it back in and tapped it with a soft screwdriver handle and it seemed to tighten up. I ran it after that and
it ran fine. Although I think the third carb has the same problem. What is to keep it from vibrating loose while out on the lake?
Just seems odd that it would just be a pressed on part. Any help would be appreciated.
