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Hi all,
Today was almost disasterous in the worst possible way. I've finished the bulk of the restoration of my '88 bayliner cuddy and decided it was time to get the motor kicking. Here's what happened.
I pumped the fuel bulb until hard (well mostly anyway, is it supposed to get rock hard??). Put the key in the ignition, pushed the choke on and started to turn it over. After a couple of backfires I saw smoke coming out of the cowl and saw flames... PANIC ... I dont know how i did it so fast, but i managed to remove the cowel, get the fire extinguisher (thank god they make them required equipment!) and put it out.
After composing myself and finding no damage besides some slightly warped carb covers, I started to diagnose the problem. Carefully I ran through the prior sequence of events watching the carbs.
When I choke the engine, I get a glut of fuel from the top carb and it ends up dripping out and down onto the lower carb and below. I know this should not be the way it works! I took off the float bowl and adjusted the float so that it _should_ close earlier thinking that it may be sticking or set too high and not seating.
I try again, and blegh... more fuel pukes out the carb. SO... I'm feeling stuck, a bit confused, and terrified of my engine bursting into a mushroom cloud of flames.
Any suggestions??
Thanks!
Hi all,
Today was almost disasterous in the worst possible way. I've finished the bulk of the restoration of my '88 bayliner cuddy and decided it was time to get the motor kicking. Here's what happened.
I pumped the fuel bulb until hard (well mostly anyway, is it supposed to get rock hard??). Put the key in the ignition, pushed the choke on and started to turn it over. After a couple of backfires I saw smoke coming out of the cowl and saw flames... PANIC ... I dont know how i did it so fast, but i managed to remove the cowel, get the fire extinguisher (thank god they make them required equipment!) and put it out.
After composing myself and finding no damage besides some slightly warped carb covers, I started to diagnose the problem. Carefully I ran through the prior sequence of events watching the carbs.
When I choke the engine, I get a glut of fuel from the top carb and it ends up dripping out and down onto the lower carb and below. I know this should not be the way it works! I took off the float bowl and adjusted the float so that it _should_ close earlier thinking that it may be sticking or set too high and not seating.
I try again, and blegh... more fuel pukes out the carb. SO... I'm feeling stuck, a bit confused, and terrified of my engine bursting into a mushroom cloud of flames.
Any suggestions??
Thanks!
