Engine dies just above idle...

[flyboycj84]

Re: Engine dies just above idle...

Its just amusing to me that I can ask questions to learn something more about a subject, and try to avoid buying a new costly part when its already been replaced once in the past......and get ridiculed for trying to figure out if all it needed was a good cleaning and that maybe I missed something......

 

[starsnstripers]

Re: Engine dies just above idle...

If you get a carb rebuild kit and have access to a Carb acid dunk cleaning rig. Strip the carb down to every part and jet there is soak it or some machines articulate. Then install the kit you may have a chance with that carb. What everyone was saying was that once a carb gets that bad ( stuck float etc.) your better off with another carb. Even a good operable used one.

 

[flyboycj84]

Re: Engine dies just above idle...

Roger that.....thank you....

 

[starsnstripers]

Re: Engine dies just above idle...

Cool, Stick around this is a really good forum "we" can learn alot. It's been very helpful to me. I understand about saving money i got an old 1970 w/prealpha drive i'm trying to keep afloat. Good luck with it and check into getting a antisiphon valve on that fuel line their cheap and required.

 

[JustJason]

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and try to avoid buying a new costly part when its already been replaced once in the past

well that doesn't mean a thing. I've gotten 2 bad trigger coils in a row (that were all brand new). After the manufactorer told me i was crazy... and me highly standing behind my decision, they sent me out a 3rd that worked like a charm. in the day and age of everything made in friggen china, never assume a new part is going to be good. If you make a decision to change a part, and still have the same issues... Double check the part!!!! before you move on.

on a side note..... before you go chasing a fuel issue make sure your timing is correct and advancing properly. It's always "timing before fuel". Remember that and commit it to memory.
After that, make sure everthing is in good tune, as in good plugs, wires, cap rotor, all filters, a SQUEEKY CLEAN flame arrestor etc. Check for fuel restristions with a gauge and air leaks with a clear line, and check that the fuel pump is capable of producing a vacuum and also outputing the correct pressure before you tear into a carb. not to much more after that.

ps: what is your in gear idle rpm?

 

[flyboycj84]

Re: Engine dies just above idle...

update.....just rebuild it again, replaced the idle screw and replaced the power valve this time since I damaged the old one while taking it out....shes back on the boat and it runs and sounds a lot better than before with just the muffs on , and no dying just above idle!! I guess i just didnt clean it good enough before.Im gonna put'er in the water tomorrow and tune it up. thanks for all the help here....


any recommendations on what kind of stabilizer I should be running in my tank to try and prevent future gunk issues??

 

[starsnstripers]

Re: Engine dies just above idle...

Well there, glad to see you saved er. Good luck with it. Let us know how she goes.

 

[Coors]

Re: Engine dies just above idle...

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