1994 Caravelle w/ 4.3 alpha one gen 2.
Got out of storage today, charged batteries, hooked up the muffs, fired right up, ran and idled great. Warmed it up, changed the oil and filter. Started up again to make sure I had no oil leaks, runs and idles great. Pull the Mercruiser water separator, nice clean gas until it gets to the bottom, had some sediment so doing it's job. Install a "Boating Essentials" separator made by Atwood...fires right up, then misses a bit (figured was air in the fuel line) and continues to miss. 1,000 RPM and up is fine, less than that misses, and will no longer idle at all. run it for a few minutes, still will not idle. Guess it's to the Mercruiser dealer Monday for another new separator..hoping that will cure it. Hoping no part of the filer element borke loose and got to the carb.
Sure glad I started it and had it running before changing it. I coud see trying to hunt down the inability to idle and never thinking it could be the separator since it was brand new.
Good boating all.
Steve O.
Got out of storage today, charged batteries, hooked up the muffs, fired right up, ran and idled great. Warmed it up, changed the oil and filter. Started up again to make sure I had no oil leaks, runs and idles great. Pull the Mercruiser water separator, nice clean gas until it gets to the bottom, had some sediment so doing it's job. Install a "Boating Essentials" separator made by Atwood...fires right up, then misses a bit (figured was air in the fuel line) and continues to miss. 1,000 RPM and up is fine, less than that misses, and will no longer idle at all. run it for a few minutes, still will not idle. Guess it's to the Mercruiser dealer Monday for another new separator..hoping that will cure it. Hoping no part of the filer element borke loose and got to the carb.
Sure glad I started it and had it running before changing it. I coud see trying to hunt down the inability to idle and never thinking it could be the separator since it was brand new.
Good boating all.
Steve O.