A little choke needed to start and run?
I need about 20% choke to start and run the engine. Even after completely warmed up. If the engine is hot (~180*) and I kill the choke the engine will stall. At nearly any throttle. So some choke is always necessary.
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Your carb is clogged or otherwise running very lean.
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Not if it happens at full throttle too.
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As noted the idle adjustment will not affect high speed operation. Concur that the problem sounds like an air leak somewhere. TRUE GRIT |
I would pull the carb drain/main jet access plug and drain it into a clear container and see if you get some gunk come out with it. If you have a mechanical fuel pump, give it a few strokes to flush a few ounces of fuel into the container and see what you got..hopefully clean fuel with no hitchhikers.
You should need 100% choke to start a cold motor, but after a few minutes, zero choke for normal operation. What fuel are you running? Corn laced (ethanol) or E-zero? How much fuel do you burn thru in a season?:confused: I do not like ethanol fuels sitting in these old carbs for extended periods..I have found them to leave yellow honey/gel like gunk in the innards if they sit. If you use your boat regularly, not as much of an issue. |
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Kill the choke and engine stalls. :confused: Does sound carb related. Quote:
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So I've checked the lines, put on a new fuel filter, and the fuel pump seems to be fine. |
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