I recently aquired a 14' McKee with a 77' 55 hp Evinrude. It ran fine when I purchased the boat... but when I got home, not so much! I towed the boat 150 miles, and when I got home I notice oil/fuel leaking from the cowling. When I put it in the water the engine would turn over fine, but it seemed like there was no spark. After a couple of tries I got it to briefly start with the warn up lever engaged. I shot some carb cleaner into the carb, and eventually was eventually able to get motor running in gear. I had it a wide open throttle, and the boat was only running about 10 knots, and not on plane. As soon as I brought the throttle back more than 1/2 way it would die. The previous owner told me that he had the carbs cleaned and a new fuel pump installed earlier this year, and showed me the receipt for the work. I am thinking it may be a fuel filter issue? Anyone have any suggetions on where to start?
A couple other things:
-Compression on both cylinders is 140
-The primer bulb is new, and remained hard throughout
A couple other things:
-Compression on both cylinders is 140
-The primer bulb is new, and remained hard throughout