This is why you ask random people on the internet. I was in a hurry and didn't install one of the hose clamps (it broke) after pumping out all the non-eth/seafoam fuel. I'll have to see if that makes a difference and get on cleaning those carbs better.
If I do end up having to pull the carbs...
I have a 2000 Johnson 150 two stroke that's making me want to pull my hair out. Four years ago I replaced the VRO pump. And then the boat sat for... a bit. This year I replaced the external fuel lines (it's on a Glastron runabout and I didn't know how to get at the internal fuel lines that...