So a couple of weeks ago we were out on the lake and my wife was trying to pull me up on a slalom ski. With me being a bit larger than I used to be it takes about everything the engine can give to yank me out of the water. Anyway, I was almost up and she mistakenly thought I was down and suddenly cut the throttle all the way back. When she did that the engine sputtered for a couple of seconds and died. I checked and sure enough the carb was flooded. I was able to get it started again a few minutes later by putting it at full throttle in neutral and cranking the engine for 10 seconds or so. Seemed to run fine after that but my confidence in the engine was shaken. Does it make sense to you guys that suddenly cutting the throttle back while under a heavy load could cause it to flood, or should I look for other potential issues? This was the first time this has happened since we've had the boat, about 5 years now.
It's a 1990 Mercruiser 4.3 liter V6 with the 2 barrel mercarb. Thanks everyone for your thoughts.
It's a 1990 Mercruiser 4.3 liter V6 with the 2 barrel mercarb. Thanks everyone for your thoughts.
