Hello everyone,
I picked up a boat a couple days ago with a honda BF35 tiller model. I took it out and it had a couple problems. 3 guy said the motor hadn't been run in 3 years. It was kept inside, the inside of the engine looks very nice and clean (looks like whoever owned it took care of it). There was bad gas in it so I took out the gas an put new gas in with some seafoam. The motor would start first time every time, but then when I would put the idle down low it would stop. The only way I could get it to go is if I bring the throttle down, put it in forward gear and then quickly bring the revs back up. Also, when I would be cruising full speed, it would seem to run better/faster if I pulled the choke out half way. I'm wondering, is this a fuel related problem? There is also a 10 foot clear hose that goes from the tank in the middle of the boat to the engine. I can see a couple air pockets in this hose. Is this a problem? If this is a carburetor issue, is there an easy way to clean them without getting to deep in it? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys!
I picked up a boat a couple days ago with a honda BF35 tiller model. I took it out and it had a couple problems. 3 guy said the motor hadn't been run in 3 years. It was kept inside, the inside of the engine looks very nice and clean (looks like whoever owned it took care of it). There was bad gas in it so I took out the gas an put new gas in with some seafoam. The motor would start first time every time, but then when I would put the idle down low it would stop. The only way I could get it to go is if I bring the throttle down, put it in forward gear and then quickly bring the revs back up. Also, when I would be cruising full speed, it would seem to run better/faster if I pulled the choke out half way. I'm wondering, is this a fuel related problem? There is also a 10 foot clear hose that goes from the tank in the middle of the boat to the engine. I can see a couple air pockets in this hose. Is this a problem? If this is a carburetor issue, is there an easy way to clean them without getting to deep in it? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys!