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    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    thanks Scott im searching. for one now ;)
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    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    I got a new connector built by a fuel injection company so all good there. ok small update. not so good. was just putting it back together and thought id make sure the injector is clean. It seams my mechanic (loose terms now) must have wrecked the thread on the carb body as it was held in place...
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    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    At last I have managed to get to the boat ! Ive got the bowl and metering plate of . The hole you said to use fishing line on , I do think may of been blocked, it felt like I had to push through something ( like a light film ) when I started probing. I can blow freely through the hole now. Do...
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    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    Thanks , from memory ( of only late last year ) my pick up tube is plastic going down to a filter at the bottom in the tank. If it ever stops raining here , I’ll get out and take the cover of and have a look! 🤙🏽
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    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    Well I will say mine has had similar issues , at times, possibly it jams then frees itself . I normally find I have two issues going on, I do know that fitting , I tried to remove it last year to aid cleaning the tank. Tight as a tiger it is. I’ll have to try harder . Thanks 🤙🏽
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    Thanks for the info, now the old fuel last year they said was bad, so they did as you did and fitted the outboard tank to run it up in there work shop. Told me to empty and clean the tank , which I did . I didn’t think the fuel looked to bad , and not really any dirt in there as I cleaned it out...
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    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    Many thanks
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    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    Many thanks 👍🏽
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    Great I’ll get the bowl off , I can’t behave I used Kellogg cardboard and got away with it, was on there at least two years🤣, I’m sure they are hex nuts not straight screw slots
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    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    Love that , I’ll get the carb off and have a look at that hole 🤙🏽🤙🏽
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    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    Thanks for those images and links as well . I’m a plumber by trade and am allways trying to fix rather than buy new, so I am very grateful for the help 🤙🏽🤙🏽
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    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    Yes that helps, they used an ultrasonic ( I think that’s correct terminology ) to clean it . I have stripped it in the past and cleaned it ( years ago over Xmas and cut up cardboard for the gaskets from a Kellogg packet , I was really wanting it back on the water 🤣. Really appreciate your time...
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    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    Thanks Scott the guys at the Volvo Penta work shop adjusted the timing again whilst out on the boat, im unsure what they adjusted it to , compression is good it’s only a few years old now and sounded superb when first started up and runs superb , but not as consistent as id like. When I say it...
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    Well he really did get it running sweet as , I’d never heard it start and sound so smooth . Then when we opened up it kept dying. He came out on the boat with some gauges and re set it up , sounded again really sweet. Went for a run or two and all was great, dropped him back at the quay and...
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    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    Hi my carb has now passed its end of life. A good boat mechanic has now told me. we cannot get it to maintain a constant . They stripped it down and rebuilt it but they say the jets are now proved to be worn. So my thinking is what to replace it with , it's a holly 082500 on a 3.0L Volvo Penta...
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