87 Seray Seville no start

[pete44]

hello...have not been here in awhile...well, had my boat serviced this past March..engine cranked and ran then..it is a 3.0 litre Alpha One...Here is what they did in a nutshell:

Resealed Drive and replaced gaskets
replaced exhaust bellows
replaced shift cable
Rebuilt Carb
Installed Interrupt switch and rewired
tightened alternator
TEST RAN ON HOSE AND ADJUST


I tested the interrupt switch to make sure it was open
I took off flame irrestor
I did notice that my FUEL GAUGE no longer works...I went to tank it up and it had a full tank (I was suspecting these days someone stole my gas)

I pumped throttle back and forth to see if gas was going into carb..smelled a little but thought after pumping you could smell ALOT of gas....

PLEASE HELP!..Can someone give me a step by step to test fuel and electrical.I would like to have this boat in water tomorrow!

Regards,Pete

 

[Gary H NC]

Re: 87 Seray Seville no start

Hold the choke plate open and have someone pump the throttle.You should see fuel squirt down the carb.
Then check a spark plug and see if its dry,wet with fuel or water.
Check for spark.
If it has fuel,spark and compression it should fire up.