1993 4.3l mercruiser with edelbrock weber 4 bbl carb flooding.

[b0horman]

i recently returned from a 15 month deployment and was having my boat worked on by a local guy while i was deployed. i would not recommend to anyone to take their boat there. anyway. i put a new edelbrock marine carb on the boat but before that i noticed what looked like water in the oil. only to be fuel. so i took out the plugs cranked it over a few times to get old stuff out. put the new plugs in. also made sure it had fresh gas and fuel filter. changed the oil. so anyway. when ever i hook up the fuel pump to the carb bunch of fuel just fills up the intake in a matter of no time. So bad it will hydrolock the engine. when i looked down in the carb it was dripping fuel at a very steady rate causing the engine to flood. i haven't tested the pump yet, which is my first guess that it is providing to much pressure. But i did check the floats and needles and cleaned them up. Remember this is a brand new carb. does anyone have any suggestions? could it be float valves, needles, the choke?? please help.

 

[mkast]

Re: 1993 4.3l mercruiser with edelbrock weber 4 bbl carb flooding.

Your new (15 month old) carburetor needs to be pulled apart to see if the float or needle and seat needs cleaning, adjustment or replacement.

 

[Phantom_II]

Re: 1993 4.3l mercruiser with edelbrock weber 4 bbl carb flooding.

Another possibility to consider is a ruptured diaphragm in your fuel pump.

Some marine fuel pumps dump internal leaks straight into the throat of the carburetor which, while not really good for your engine, is a whole lot better than a bilge full of gasoline.

 

[b0horman]

Re: 1993 4.3l mercruiser with edelbrock weber 4 bbl carb flooding.

Well i did a pressure test on the fuel pump and low and behold she was well over 7 psi off the chart. So i replaced it with in inline electric to get me by for now. Upon that my starter motor gave out. Where i can get a good replacement starter motor or should i just have it rebuilt. Can you buy ones from an autoparts store?

 

[danond]

Re: 1993 4.3l mercruiser with edelbrock weber 4 bbl carb flooding.

It's typically significantly cheaper to have them rebuilt. Any starter/alternator shop should be able to do it.

 

[P 0 P E Y E]

Re: 1993 4.3l mercruiser with edelbrock weber 4 bbl carb flooding.

First off thank you for your service to our fine country. I really appreciate it.

2nd be careful just getting any starter, depending on which side of the bell housing and where a starter is located, you might be getting into drive rotation issues.