Why's my carb spit back at me!?

[wlbolerdo]

What causes my carbs to spit fuel out of the carb throat? It's a '92 70 hp evinrude.
Wayne

 

[wlbolerdo]

Re: Why's my carb spit back at me!?

bump

 

[glassmaster68]

Re: Why's my carb spit back at me!?

sounds like your floats sticking open,causing your bowl to fill up too much[more than your motor can burn]and spit fuel back out the throat,i suggest a carb kit and cleaning

 

[mikesea]

Re: Why's my carb spit back at me!?

Thats a classic symptom of a reed problem,if the engine isnt running on that cyl,you might want to pull the carbs and the intake to inspect the reeds,it a low $$ thing,just gaskets and a reed set if its bad.

 

[bktheking]

Re: Why's my carb spit back at me!?

Reeds cause it like Mikesea said.

 

[griggsb]

Re: Why's my carb spit back at me!?

Agree with the reeds. My 50 Evinrude would idle terribly, and spit out upper carb. I removed reed block, and shined a flashlight behind plate. I instantly seen 3 of 8 reeds on upper carb were partially blocked. I removed reeds, carefully inspected/cleaned, and reinstalled them. What a difference that made. They werent damaged, just the seats were dirty.

 

[catfish_willie]

Re: Why's my carb spit back at me!?

Mine was doing that yesterday, and also not holding its prime.. I have a 1973 johnson 50hp... what is a reed?? ok first off im new to outboard motors but it cost a arm and leg if it goes to the shop... some things ima have to learn to do on my own