Every year I do a "pre-summer" improvement on the boat and this year I'm leaning toward a rebuild of my carb. I've never done it before but I think its getting to be that time (500+ hours since the last rebuild), but I'd like to make sure I'm not fixing something that isnt broken. Here's the symptoms I noticed at the end of the year last year?
1. Getting out of the hole and onto plane took a good bit longer and I felt as if the engine was working harder to get the boat up on plane. This was with the same prop I've used in the past with no problems, no knicks, etc.
2. Fuel economy went down on short runs that entailed more idling (like driving from my Marina to the other side of the lake in "chill mode").
3. BUT, fuel economy on long hauls did quite well and may have improved. I did a weekend trip in the San Juans, logged about 160 miles, and burned only 35 gallons.
I've never tried to fix something that isnt broken, but given these symptoms, does it sound like a carb rebuild is in my future?
Thanks!
1. Getting out of the hole and onto plane took a good bit longer and I felt as if the engine was working harder to get the boat up on plane. This was with the same prop I've used in the past with no problems, no knicks, etc.
2. Fuel economy went down on short runs that entailed more idling (like driving from my Marina to the other side of the lake in "chill mode").
3. BUT, fuel economy on long hauls did quite well and may have improved. I did a weekend trip in the San Juans, logged about 160 miles, and burned only 35 gallons.
I've never tried to fix something that isnt broken, but given these symptoms, does it sound like a carb rebuild is in my future?
Thanks!