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  1. Wateronthebrain

    Merc 5.7, alpha 1 gen2, Rochester marine 4bbl flood gushing up out of bowl/float vent!?!

    Never saw mine...upon first rebuild 6mos ago I just held it down with a thin Knife blade while attaching the air horn then slipped it out...the boat ran great until last Friday. My guess is that primary metering rods jiggled loose, came out and the rest is history. I mean I don't even have a...
  2. Wateronthebrain

    Merc 5.7, alpha 1 gen2, Rochester marine 4bbl flood gushing up out of bowl/float vent!?!

    No mine looks great, in fact I rebuilt it 6 months and had it dialed in the end but then this...I hear you about the "holes", gotcha. I will look up the resource listed above. Thanks. More later...
  3. Wateronthebrain

    Trim/tilt rams: delete?

    So I have been restoring a 1978 Beachliner. Merc 160....trim pump went out, Can't afford to have it fixed. Can I just remove rams, hold drive up with 3 or 4" piece of PVC and not use reverse?
  4. Wateronthebrain

    Merc 5.7, alpha 1 gen2, Rochester marine 4bbl flood gushing up out of bowl/float vent!?!

    Thank you gentlemen for your responses. I will enact all of the above directions and report back...what do you think about fuel regulators? In addition to the above or even pressure gage and a regulator?
  5. Wateronthebrain

    Merc 5.7, alpha 1 gen2, Rochester marine 4bbl flood gushing up out of bowl/float vent!?!

    Gotcha! Thanks for quick response...so, I thought of rebuilding again with another new kit and float? Oh yeah, my primary rods have no retainer or retention clip, etc...so I just lowered air horn by hand real carefully...and attached...do you think I'm blowin' it at that point somewhere because...
  6. Wateronthebrain

    Merc 5.7, alpha 1 gen2, Rochester marine 4bbl flood gushing up out of bowl/float vent!?!

    Isn't the needle the same as th valve? Yes to everything else...except I'll check float adjustment tomorrow and let you know for sure...it is a brass float not full of fuel, no holes in it etc...
  7. Wateronthebrain

    Merc 5.7, alpha 1 gen2, Rochester marine 4bbl flood gushing up out of bowl/float vent!?!

    Ok, jaming a long Friday and then will not start on Monday? So I disassemble carb, clean, reassemble and mount. Completely floods again? Anybody with any clue please let me know? Thank you in advance!
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