gold-n-rod
08-09-2005, 11:17 AM
We were entertaining our neighbors on the Mach One last Sunday. Since I replaced the fuel pump, it's been running like a champ. We ran her hard, stopped at the sand bar for a couple of hours, restarted (albeit a little hard) and headed for the launch. As I approached shallow water, I cut the throttle. It stumbled and died. Despite much cranking, it wouldn't restart. I fully opened the throttle and it almost caught, but no luck. Of course, it reeked of gasoline. We ended up getting towed the last 100 yards by a PWC. :frown:
Here's what I am thinking. The boat is 14 years old and the carb's never been touched, other than to replace the inline filter at the carb. I'm thinking I have a bad needle/seat or it's just time for a rebuild job. IIRC, that carb is Merc specific, whereas, this might be a good time to upgrade to a marine Holley. It's a lo-po 454 (330 flywheel/300 propshaft horsepower).
Your thoughts?
Here's what I am thinking. The boat is 14 years old and the carb's never been touched, other than to replace the inline filter at the carb. I'm thinking I have a bad needle/seat or it's just time for a rebuild job. IIRC, that carb is Merc specific, whereas, this might be a good time to upgrade to a marine Holley. It's a lo-po 454 (330 flywheel/300 propshaft horsepower).
Your thoughts?