I bought a new-used jon boat the other week with a 1995 mercury force 40hp outboard. Right when i got the boat all i did was clean out the gas tank and put new mix into it. Then the first time i took it out and up river it ran great for about 20-30 minutes with no issues till it all of a sudden just sputtered out and stalled. After that it would start up but almost immediately sputter out. So I let it sit for about 5 minutes and I got it to run for about 3 minutes till it did the same thing and so on and so on till i finally got it back to dock.
This is my first boat so I imagine im wrong but could this be just a dirty fuel filter or maybe the carb is gummed up from sitting. I figure maybe it's just sucking something up that chokes the fuel out and then after sitting for a couple of minutes it pushed it out. I was going to try a new fuel filter and blow out the fuel lines. Also thought I might should check if the fuel pump is operating correctly.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated
This is my first boat so I imagine im wrong but could this be just a dirty fuel filter or maybe the carb is gummed up from sitting. I figure maybe it's just sucking something up that chokes the fuel out and then after sitting for a couple of minutes it pushed it out. I was going to try a new fuel filter and blow out the fuel lines. Also thought I might should check if the fuel pump is operating correctly.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated