I have had boats all my life and consider myself a pretty fair mechanic. My philosophy when fixing outboards is to look for the simple things first. After taking my flats boat out of winter storage this spring I decided to take it to the lake for a test run before I head for the Gulf Coast to hunt for redfish. The boat would run but not make it above 3,000 rpms ( Evenrude 150 looper). Took it back home and decided to switch power pack and coils from a second, identical motor that I have. I then went back to the lake and the motor still would not get over 3,000 rpms and would bog down. Took it back to the house and decided to change the water separating fuel filter which had been on there less than a year. Took it back to the lake and, you guessed it, the engine ran like a top (5,500rpms).
I could have saved myself a lot of trouble if I would have adhered to my philosophy of checking the simple things first. I get the Bone Head Award. ALWAYS CHANGE THE FUEL FILTER EVERY YEAR.
I could have saved myself a lot of trouble if I would have adhered to my philosophy of checking the simple things first. I get the Bone Head Award. ALWAYS CHANGE THE FUEL FILTER EVERY YEAR.
