Gas in oil

ruffy

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1996 4.3, holly 2bll carb electric fuel pump. change oil and filter go to lake for the day about four hours of boat time some hard pulling some crusing end of day check oil and it will be up over full quarter of an inch run it two days and it will be half an inch over full mark and realy smelling like gas. I did put a complete carb kit in it and still doing same thing the boat runs perfect the only thing is a slight stutter when you hit throtle to pull somebody.and a slight gas smell when idiling. could it be my float level . Can anyone help
thanks Ruffy
 

Don S

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Re: Gas in oil

Is this 96, 4.3 a Volvo? With a Holley carb, I would suspect it is since Merc doesn't use them.
Is the fuel pump OEM?
Does the pump run when the ign. switch is in the run position?
Does it idle ok?
 

ruffy

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Re: Gas in oil

the fuel pump is oem. the pump does not run with the ign switch in the run position.It idles fine
 

Don S

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Re: Gas in oil

Merc or Volvo, and what is the SN, no matter what it is.
 
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