Green Boater
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Aug 1, 2011
- Messages
- 34
Hi All,
I just purchased an 84' Stingray with the 3.0L (GM?) Mercruiser and am experiencing an issue with the engine choking/stalling (most of the time) when shifting above an initial forward throttle. It seems to be a little better after the engine gets warmed-up, but that takes awhile. It starts up fine, even from cold, and even (usually) pulls away at low throttle pretty well. But, most of the time, when I go to ease it forward, it "chokes-out" and usually cuts off. It is worse when you try to go into reverse, even when it has been run for 30 or more minutes. I'm thinking a tune-up should be my first move as I just asked the guy I bought it from if it had been tuned-up and he said not for over a year, but his mechanic had pulled the plugs and cleaned them and had also cleaned the carb out. Appreciate any ideas or inputs! Thanks and happy boating!!!
I just purchased an 84' Stingray with the 3.0L (GM?) Mercruiser and am experiencing an issue with the engine choking/stalling (most of the time) when shifting above an initial forward throttle. It seems to be a little better after the engine gets warmed-up, but that takes awhile. It starts up fine, even from cold, and even (usually) pulls away at low throttle pretty well. But, most of the time, when I go to ease it forward, it "chokes-out" and usually cuts off. It is worse when you try to go into reverse, even when it has been run for 30 or more minutes. I'm thinking a tune-up should be my first move as I just asked the guy I bought it from if it had been tuned-up and he said not for over a year, but his mechanic had pulled the plugs and cleaned them and had also cleaned the carb out. Appreciate any ideas or inputs! Thanks and happy boating!!!