New to me Honda BF30

[greenfish]

Hello,

I checked the FAQs, and searched, but I still have questions.

My new to me outboard sounded great when I bought this week, but when I took it to the water, it sputters out and dies when I put it in gear. I bought this can of foam stuff to spray into the air box while in drive like the instructions said. When I did this, the engine was alive and sped up and drove normally for a bit. I let it soak for the 15min like it said, but then when I went to start it up again, I had the same symptoms (ran ok at the fast setting on the throttle while in neutral, but sputtered and drove slowly in gear).

Dealer wants $200 per carb to clean, but says it could be a fuel pump as well or many other things. I can't afford to do this right now and I don't know if I can get to the carbs myself.

Does it sound like a carb issue when it ran pretty good while it was sucking up the foam? Can I try the foam again? Can it be bad gas? (the gas that was in it ran the engine fine at his house and I added about 4 gallons to fill the 6 gallon tank) I am sure I am missing steps that should be done. I don't know where to start.

Thank you for your help.

Joe

 

[JUSTINTIME]

Re: New to me Honda BF30

dude
buy a manual and rebuild the carbs
u could buy a fuel pressure gauge for like 40 and test

 

[Boat Drinks]

Re: New to me Honda BF30

I've never tried it on a honda but did it several times with older evinrudes but if you elevate the gas can higher than the powerhead and it runs it's the fuel pump. If not get in those carbs. I went through mine that had been sitting for about 8 years when I got it and it runs great now. Just make sure you pump the bulb good when you elevate the tank so gravity will take over.

 

[hondon]

Re: New to me Honda BF30

First of all beg borrow or steal another fuel source and see if that makes a difference.Then take out your buddie ,kid,wife,[I do not advise the last suggestion]and have them pump that primer ball when this thing starts acting up. If that makes a difference then you have a fuel pump problem.If not you will first need to check the general health of this engine i.e. compression, ignition output etc.You may well have carb work in your future.