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I cleaned this carb deeply when I rebuilt it about two months ago. Today, nothing came out- no dirt or anything on the wire....I don't know what changed, honestly. The issues I have been dealing with since rebuilding are the flooding and its consequence: a leak off the shaft. Other than that...

Yeah, everything is there...steel ball, spring, and T retainer. Anyway, I spent some time sticking a needle wire (came with a kit) in both directions of the accelerator circuit (from the well and from the discharge hole) and injecting fuel at high pressure with a syringe from both directions. I...

Sorry, I posted from my phone, and it put the comment in the wrong thread. I meant that no gas is coming out of the discharge hole, even though the plunger is in great shape.

The plunger seems perfect...it fits snugly.

I Fixed the seat washer. I'm bench testing the accelerator circuit before out it all back together and I don't understand... why no fuel comes out of the discharge hole when the spring and t are pressing down? I recorded a video but seems to big to attach. See the link...

Yes I agree. But my question whether the shaft letting fuel out is okay..I'm fixing the flooding, as mentioned

I took down my 3.0's Mercarb to investigate the fuel leak from the throttle shaft, and I'm not sure the shaft play is bad enough. I tested pumping the carb manually (while it had gas in it) and spraying a bit of WD40 on the closed butterfly; anything that drips on the butterfly eventually leaks...

Ever since I installed a temp/oil warning kit to my 3.0 (see the picture for reference), the brass fitting that goes into block has cracked three times (I cought it all three times before it drained all the oil into the bilge, last time it leaked nearly 2 liters while cruising). It appears that...

Finally got to install the remote. I had to widen the cutout behind the panel and remove the original kill switch (mine is on the left of the steering wheel by the Ignition switch) to avoid making unnecessary holes in the panel. It works great with my 1999 3.0 / 1990 Alpha 1 Gen 1 setup. Smooth...

I got the Ventilation/Exhaust Ring 360626, and after making some modifications, I fitted it snugly on the gearcase. The gap left it's about 1/16 (way better than my AL prop) Tested it in the lake. I love the prop, great hole shot, speed (40 mph - could have been better if the lake wasn't...

Got the controls, and it all indicates the only change needed is the trim wires connector. Unlike the old box, the newer one has a 4-pin male square connector near the throttle box, which is useful, as one can remove the box without pulling the cables from the engine compartment.

It appears the part number 350626 might work; it's a weed ring (exhaust ring) for Renegade Bass props on Evinrude V6 (which seems to share the same diameter as the Alpha One gearcase). Only 15 bucks, so I ordered one to see if it fits.

That's some McGiver Sh@t haha. I'll keep searching for a gearcase-mounted ring (aka weed ring), if I can't find any....I'll give this idea a shot. I don't want to keep the prop if it affects min-acceptable performance.

To clarify, my aluminum prop is 4-3/8 inches at the base (milled barrel), otherwise it is approximately 4-9/16 inches.

More details here. The SS prop is exactly 4" at the barrel base. The aluminum I've been running is 4-3/8. I haven't found a ring (gearcase-mounted) compatible with Alpha One. Starting to guess they don't exist. This one is for Mercury Outboards Part Number: 8M0214998, but it won't work for...

Thank you, this def a great suggestion. They seem available for alpha one too. And I'm only dissing the unsolicited legal counselling.

Yes. Nut wasn't installed when I took the pic. When fully installed, it looks just like the other prop.

Lol...did I ask anyone here to take responsibility?

I took it apart a couple of years ago and greased everything up. But some mechanisms are already worn.

Motor in my signature. 3.0. Alpha one gen one gearcase 4 3/4 I thought of that but the prop barrel goes all the way in. If one looks through the prop exhaust cavities, I cannot see even light. So I doubt gases will take that path. I guess I'll have to give it a try in the water or unning the...