'99 150 dies at idle

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

Got this email from a buddy of mine.<br /><br />Hey Les,<br />Need some help I took my boat out twice this weekend, it starts great and runs open throtttle good, my problem is when I pull into a cove or get ready to leave it will idle fine for a while and then die like it is starving for gas. I pump the bulb and it runs good for a while and then the same thing, I can feel gas in the bulb but it is not hard. Any idea's? This is a carb motor.<br />Carbs rebuilt last year.<br /><br />Any ideas guys?<br />Thanks

 

[JB]

Re: '99 150 dies at idle

Could be a weak fuel pump or air leakage in the fuel supply system, SBN. My vote is a weak fuel pump.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

Re: '99 150 dies at idle

He said he was going to change the bulb this weekend to see if that helped first since that was the cheapest.

 

[gss036]

Re: '99 150 dies at idle

Have him do the fuel pump to. The kit is about $10 and takes about 30 minutes if he hurries.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

Re: '99 150 dies at idle

Thanks Gary, I will pass that along to him.