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Just realized that there is a fuel vent hose which is closed on the outside with a plastic threaded cap. I understand that when adding fuel the vent cap needs to be open to to allow smooth gas flow into the tank. My question is when running the boat on water does this fuel vent cap need to be...
Just acquired a 2001 90 Mercury 2 stroke ELPTO with approx 50hours. I am totally new to boating. Already wasted $400 at a repair shop after flooding the carb and thinking I had a start repair issue... so learning from mistake/try/fail here;).
The outboard runs like a champ. Had the low oil...