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    89- 5.8l OMC with Holley 4160 flooding problem

    Yes it sucks but even if I bought one rebuild costs 500$, I don’t have the experience to do it by myself and it’s very hard to find a good mechanic here that knows about American carbs, every single one of them says “ buy a new one “ there is like 20 boat mechanics here in the entire Stockholm...
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    89- 5.8l OMC with Holley 4160 flooding problem

    Hi yes i bought a new carb cause there is no renovation kit in Sweden for the old one I had to wait 2 months if I ordered one now so I just bought a new one.. The mechanic guy checked the distributor cap, rotor, the timing and everything else even the ohms on every plug wires and it seems to...
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    89- 5.8l OMC with Holley 4160 flooding problem

    1200$ Later the problem solved but the mechanic now tells me 1 or 2 cylinders are not working he checked the ignition which is all new stuff rotor cap and everything, he fixed the timing but still 1 cylinder not working he told me too much fuel can damage the spark plugs so Monday I will buy...
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    89- 5.8l OMC with Holley 4160 flooding problem

    Thanks a lot for all the reply’s guys the problem was powervalve we changed it and she works as perfect as it could be. Took her for drive today with Kenny Chesney-Boats playing on the radio.. Man what a feeling.. Peace and love
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    89- 5.8l OMC with Holley 4160 flooding problem

    Thanks a lot for all the reply’s guys the problem was powervalve we changed it and she works as perfect as it could be. Took her for drive today with Kenny Chesney-Boats playing on the radio.. Man what a feeling.. Peace and love
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    89- 5.8l OMC with Holley 4160 flooding problem

    Thanks for the reply I will have both carb and fuel pump pressure checked Tuesday this week. Will get back with the result.
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    89- 5.8l OMC with Holley 4160 flooding problem

    I checked the float levels earlier they was at proper level and worked well. I don’t know if it can be anything else with the carb.. Maybe it’s the fuel pump, I will have the the fuel pressure checked and if it’s fine then the carb I’ll update it later if it’s resolves the problem. Thanks for...
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    89- 5.8l OMC with Holley 4160 flooding problem

    Hmm allright this could be the case cause the fuel pump is new but same as the original one. I will had it checked and get back when I know more, thanks for the answer appreciated.
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    89- 5.8l OMC with Holley 4160 flooding problem

    It’s a mechanical fuel pump not electric so there is no regulator could it still have more pressure then it should ? Thanks for the answer.
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    89- 5.8l OMC with Holley 4160 flooding problem

    Allright I assumed this guy didn’t know what he did when he came back with a lot gaskets and stuff that I bought for rebuild, thanks for the answer.
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    89- 5.8l OMC with Holley 4160 flooding problem

    Hi guys Sven here from Sweden. I recently bought my first boat from a friend its a bayliner 2755 from 89 that has flooding problem. The engine is 5.8l OMC with 4160 Holley marine carb. The carb was rebuild by a mechanic because of this problem but it still didn’t help. When we adjust the...
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