brandofender
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- Oct 23, 2011
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I let motor sit up with gas in the carburetor during the summer. Went to use my boat/motor one day and it was running about 1/4 of power and I had to choke / unchoke to keep it running.
Decided to clean the carburetor out. while cleaning varnish out of the jet of the top carburetor, I broke the fuel mixture limiter screw off. (see top right side of carburetor in photo) Can anyone advise if I can run the motor for several days until I can order an new one and install it or take to dealership where purchased? Will it hurt the motor? I doubt the screw was adjusted when it sheared off. So, the setting should be same as before. I reassembled the carburetor and cranked up the motor. It idles fine now as compared to before the cleaning. It idles normal and I am needing to run the boat this week for a few days. Will running it without the black fuel mixture limiter attached, harm the motor?
Thanks,
Brandofender
Decided to clean the carburetor out. while cleaning varnish out of the jet of the top carburetor, I broke the fuel mixture limiter screw off. (see top right side of carburetor in photo) Can anyone advise if I can run the motor for several days until I can order an new one and install it or take to dealership where purchased? Will it hurt the motor? I doubt the screw was adjusted when it sheared off. So, the setting should be same as before. I reassembled the carburetor and cranked up the motor. It idles fine now as compared to before the cleaning. It idles normal and I am needing to run the boat this week for a few days. Will running it without the black fuel mixture limiter attached, harm the motor?
Thanks,
Brandofender