I tried a search but only came up with a buch of low idle stuff so I figure it as time to ask the question.
I was out on the lake the other night and had to switch gas tanks because one ran dry. Once I switched the motor would not stay running. Did get it going but would only go about 5mph. Then emptied fuel filter and got it up to about 20mph but it sounded like it was only running on 2 cylinders and I had to keep the hood off our else it would die out. I was using an older metal gas can and figured it sucked up a bunch of crap from the bottom of the can. Got it home and replaced fuel filter, spark plugs, gaskets in the "air box" and the one between the air box and carbs (just because they were about 20 years old). I also took the carbs off and remove the bowels on the bottom and sparyed everything down with carb cleaner. Put it all back together and the as soon as you start it it runs on full and I mean maxed out crazy rpm full thottle. So I am guessing that something is stuck open but I can't figure out what. I dare not go any deeper into the carbs because someone told me I had to get a carb kit to rebuild them once I took them completely apart. It doesn't matter if the hood is on or not runs the same and it is running and firing correctly on all three cylinders.
I was out on the lake the other night and had to switch gas tanks because one ran dry. Once I switched the motor would not stay running. Did get it going but would only go about 5mph. Then emptied fuel filter and got it up to about 20mph but it sounded like it was only running on 2 cylinders and I had to keep the hood off our else it would die out. I was using an older metal gas can and figured it sucked up a bunch of crap from the bottom of the can. Got it home and replaced fuel filter, spark plugs, gaskets in the "air box" and the one between the air box and carbs (just because they were about 20 years old). I also took the carbs off and remove the bowels on the bottom and sparyed everything down with carb cleaner. Put it all back together and the as soon as you start it it runs on full and I mean maxed out crazy rpm full thottle. So I am guessing that something is stuck open but I can't figure out what. I dare not go any deeper into the carbs because someone told me I had to get a carb kit to rebuild them once I took them completely apart. It doesn't matter if the hood is on or not runs the same and it is running and firing correctly on all three cylinders.
