DBusch
06-16-2011, 04:21 AM
I have a 1988 Regazza with a 5.7 Mercruiser. The boat is in a slip. When I first put the boat in the water it started right up after the winter layover in the Northeast. About 10 minutes later it stalled. I was able to restart it by "goosing" the accelerator pump. Eventually that did not work (10-15 minutes) and I decided to replace the Carb.
Replacing the carb did nothing and it did not fire at all. I decided to do a complete tuneup and along the way I replaced the Distributor (not just the cap), coil, wires, plugs. I get spark yet when I spray ether down the throat it still does not fire. If there is any connection at all, I have water in the bilge. It is a little milky but I chalk that up to all of the ether I've tried during the process.
Any ideas would be great. Thanks in advance
Replacing the carb did nothing and it did not fire at all. I decided to do a complete tuneup and along the way I replaced the Distributor (not just the cap), coil, wires, plugs. I get spark yet when I spray ether down the throat it still does not fire. If there is any connection at all, I have water in the bilge. It is a little milky but I chalk that up to all of the ether I've tried during the process.
Any ideas would be great. Thanks in advance