Hi all,
This is my first post. I found this forum a while back while boat shopping and it has been very informative. I have since started ordering parts from iboats as well. My first question is about one of these parts.
I have been having a surging issue at high throttle on a Mercruiser 4.3LX from approximately 1991, and ordered a replacement fuel pump from iboats (hopefully my diagnosis is correct, but that's a separate issue). It arrived sealed in a plastic bag that is not completely airtight, and the whole thing reeked of gas when I opened the box. I am not sure if this smell originated inside the bag or from something that was spilled on the outside. Since I cannot call iboats until tomorrow, does anyone want to weigh in on whether this is normal for a fuel pump? I have never ordered one before, do they bathe it in gas during assembly, or soak it in something else that smells like gasoline? I'm concerned that if I open the bag I may be stuck with a non-working part.
If I don't resolve the surging problem this time around, I'll probably be back asking for advice on that as well.
Thanks in advance, and also for all the useful posts from which I've already benefited.
This is my first post. I found this forum a while back while boat shopping and it has been very informative. I have since started ordering parts from iboats as well. My first question is about one of these parts.
I have been having a surging issue at high throttle on a Mercruiser 4.3LX from approximately 1991, and ordered a replacement fuel pump from iboats (hopefully my diagnosis is correct, but that's a separate issue). It arrived sealed in a plastic bag that is not completely airtight, and the whole thing reeked of gas when I opened the box. I am not sure if this smell originated inside the bag or from something that was spilled on the outside. Since I cannot call iboats until tomorrow, does anyone want to weigh in on whether this is normal for a fuel pump? I have never ordered one before, do they bathe it in gas during assembly, or soak it in something else that smells like gasoline? I'm concerned that if I open the bag I may be stuck with a non-working part.
If I don't resolve the surging problem this time around, I'll probably be back asking for advice on that as well.
Thanks in advance, and also for all the useful posts from which I've already benefited.