first boat and first carb

[wltcpatrick@yahoo.com]

i was wondering i just got my boat on july 4 weekend. i took it out friday and it ran fine. but when i took it out sat after filling up the tank i put it in and it idled fine and when you go to take off if you take off slow with the throttle it would die when you go down 3/4 it would die but if you just put it all the way real fast it would plane off just fine but would not rev up all the way just felt like it was loading up or maybe not enough fuel.

 

[wltcpatrick@yahoo.com]

Re: first boat and first carb

any help would be greatly appricated.

 

[Uncle Dave]

Re: first boat and first carb

Wlt.<br />Nice description of the problem. It is just that no one would have a clue as to you problem without a good description of the motor, type , model, serial#,etc. Also any recent repair or maintenance.<br /><br />Uncle Dave

 

[wltcpatrick@yahoo.com]

Re: first boat and first carb

well it is a volvo aq131 with a sp outdrive i am not sure of serial number because boat is not there.

 

[wltcpatrick@yahoo.com]

Re: first boat and first carb

oh and any recent repair not sure guy i got it from sayed it ran fine he said he only put 5 gallens in at a time but i filled it up on friday and ran half the tank out then filled it up on saterday and that is when it started. but ran fine all day friday.

 

[toddmustang]

Re: first boat and first carb

hey i am new also but could it be a fuel filter not sure but thought i would try to help.

 

[dutch135]

Re: first boat and first carb

not sure what carb setup you may have, but try to see if the accelerator pump is working correctly... you should have good solid squirts of fuel into the carb when the throttle is pushed down. If you have somebody push the handle down while you look, you should see them with the air cleaner off. (recommmended to do this with engine off so no backfire into your face possible)

 

[toddmustang]

Re: first boat and first carb

thanks what if it does and what if dont squirt.

 

[dutch135]

Re: first boat and first carb

If the acc. pump does not squirt, then most likely you can rebuild the carb and fix your problem. You may have some crud in the carb that's restricting the fuel flow. If the squirts are good and that seems to work ok, I guess we'd need more info to give more advice. When refueling, you may have stirred up some stuff or water in the tank and pulled it into the carb. Might not hurt to pull the top of the carb anyhow and see what it looks like in there.

 

[rybad]

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Check the fuel filter at the carburator. I had the same problem. I had put the carb. fuel filters in that were made of the cardboard type material, and one of them collapsed. The carb. wasnt getting enough fuel. Same symptoms you are having... I replace them with the plastic filters (about $2.50 each) and that solved my problem.<br /><br />-David

 

[wltcpatrick@yahoo.com]

Re: first boat and first carb

thank you guys iam am going to look at it today i will try all of those things thanks alot.<br />todd.