I just cleaned the carbs on my 93 E115TLET. It was starting hard and idling badly so I figured a good cleaning was in order. I replaced all the parts - gaskets, o-rings, needle, seat, float. I removed all the jets and cleaned them with carb cleaner and compressed air. The high speed jets were nearly completely plugged up. I replaced the fuel lines from the manifold to the carbs but not anywhere else. This was probably my first mistake.
I did the throttle linkage part of the link n sink but did not check the timing. I don't yet have a timing light. I figured I hadn't changed it so it should still be the same as it was before the cleaning. This was probably my second mistake. I did notice that the little plastic sleeve that runs in the throttle cam groove had broken off the screw. I wrapped black tape around the screw to hold me until I get a new sleeve. That was probably my third mistake.
Now that it is back together, I runs like crap. It is really hard to start. It won't idle at all. I had to start it in gear just to get the boat to move. Once I get it above mid-throttle, it seems to be OK. It accelerates OK. It just won't run at the bottom end of the throttle.
When it tries to idle, it coughs, sneezes, and finally stalls.
What did I do? How do I fix it?
I did the throttle linkage part of the link n sink but did not check the timing. I don't yet have a timing light. I figured I hadn't changed it so it should still be the same as it was before the cleaning. This was probably my second mistake. I did notice that the little plastic sleeve that runs in the throttle cam groove had broken off the screw. I wrapped black tape around the screw to hold me until I get a new sleeve. That was probably my third mistake.
Now that it is back together, I runs like crap. It is really hard to start. It won't idle at all. I had to start it in gear just to get the boat to move. Once I get it above mid-throttle, it seems to be OK. It accelerates OK. It just won't run at the bottom end of the throttle.
When it tries to idle, it coughs, sneezes, and finally stalls.
What did I do? How do I fix it?