carb questions

budd858

Cadet
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Dec 22, 2006
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I have a 1986 5.7L Mercruiser in a 1979 22' bartnegat i had to rebuild the engine due to the manifolds wentbad and got water in the cyl got it all put back together and now i have to rev the engine very high to warm up then it will idle in neutral then when i put into gear and go to take off it doesnt want to pick up right away it takes a while then when i bring back to slower speed the engine cuts off im pretty sure that i got the timing and really close if not dead on so im thinking its carberation the one that came on the engine after doing some reseaRCH IS FROM A 120 HP 4 CYL My question is can i change over to efi and make it work or spend the $600.00 on the right carb
 

Aloysius

Chief Petty Officer
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Aug 21, 2010
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Re: carb questions

Sounds like an air leak, making it run lean. There's no reason a carb won't function properly on that engine.
 
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