ALL 6 carbs clean after 2 years sitting!? Big surprise.

btravlin2

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Howdy......I am still preparing to restart a '95 OceanRunner 225 after 2 years in storage. This dictated breaking down the carbs. I had all 6 kits ready. The crazy thing is.....other than discolored gas and a little bit of solid sediment in 3 of them, these carbs were spotless! The previous owner said he put some Stabyl in before the last shutdown, but he doubted it would protect them this long. So did I.

I went ahead and cleaned with carb spray and flushed with iso-alcohol, like the manual said, and put them back on. After I change the impeller, I'll find out how they work.

BTW.....the low-speed screws were all around 5 turns. My OMC manual says start at 2-1/2 turns.?! I don't get that one.
 

boobie

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Re: ALL 6 carbs clean after 2 years sitting!? Big surprise.

I have found they run the best in the 5 turn range. You have to remember that mixture screw has a very fine thread.
 
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