Recent content by cstultz74

Actually found a boat repair shop that can take it in. Finally.

Well I'm glad I didn't go crazy trying to get it off. I stopped as soon as insaw it wasn't going to work

Got around to looking at this today. It really sucks that I cant get it in anywhere and nobody is returning my calls. Anyhow... I started to take the carburetor off today and didn't even make it beyond the first step. The brass fitting on fuel line is stripped and the line seems to be loose...

Thanks. I just tried running in reverse tonight. It seemed to run okay. The rpms went where they need to go. It wasn't limited. I saw the trick with getting the carb to spit out junk by covering it. I'll try that next time I have a chance. Getting to plugs seems like a big pain. I ordered...

I just ordered a kit. I'll clean it and see what that does. Fingers crossed. I'm hoping to avoid the spark plugs. They just seem like a pain in the butt to get to.

If it were anything with the carb or gas... why would it run fine in reverse? Does it have to do with the load on the engine? There was evidence of some critters living in there. There could definitely be some gunk in it.

I ran it until it was dry and then put new gas in it. I did spray the crap out of the carb with carb cleaner. Every once in a while, it will take off and run okay. When I do put it in gear, I hear air releasing. Almost like it's a vacuum blowing.

I have a 2014 stingray. It has a mercruiser 4.3. 2 years ago the boat was running fine. In October, I had an accident and broke my back. I ended up not having it fully winterized. I just had the block drained and the boat wrapped. Anyhow, the next year, the boat sat. I physically wasn't...