Carb Maintenance?

[Knot Waiting]

Is there any general maintenance that I should be doing to my carburetor? My engine runs fine and I dont really know jack about tuning carbs (grew up in the age of fuel injection). However, Im a fix it 'before' it fails kinda guy and want to do all I can to avoid any preventable problems. Thanks

88' Mercruiser 350 / Alpha 1(r)

 

[JustJason]

Re: Carb Maintenance?

You maintain carbs by making sure you change your fuel filters, sounds basic, but that's really about it.

 

[a70eliminator]

Re: Carb Maintenance?

It doesn't hurt to spray carb cleaner in and around the air horn and keep the air bleeds clean, keep the linkage lubed up and sprayed down with a rust inhibitor.

 

[Knot Waiting]

Re: Carb Maintenance?

Sweet. I should be covered then. Never hurts to ask, thanks.

 

[Bt Doctur]

Re: Carb Maintenance?

A water/sep. spin-on filter

 

[Gary H NC]

Re: Carb Maintenance?

With carbs if it is running good don't mess with it other than the filters and lube the linkage...

 

[betayv]

Re: Carb Maintenance?

good question there? I just send my to the rebuilder, I forget to change the water/separator,and was running badddddd, just like the others said just keep a eye on the filters.