I bought a old sailboat and it came with a ~1992 Nissan 8hp 2stroke on it. The seller said it just needed a carb rebuild. So, I took it apart and cleaned it with spray, put it back on and would start and run better, but not great. I got some stuff to soak the carb, and did overnight. It ran better when I put it back on, but a week or two later (the next time I tried) it would not start. I ordered a carb rebuild kit and resoaked the carb. After that it ran awesome. Until a week or so later it would not start so I took the carb bowl off on the spot and it had some gunk, I re-re-re-cleaned it and it worked. I got some fresh gas went out and it cranked first pull every time for a couple of days. A couple of weeks later I tried to take it out again, and it started, but kept cutting out. Today, I tried re-cleaned the carb, there was a small amount of gunk. After cleaning it, it still would not run. It will start and sound good for about 20 seconds. Then it will bog down, and not want to start for a while. If I try to lightly rev it, it bogs down. If I really rev it it will run, but bog down when I let off the gas. I took the plugs out, (i put in new ones, as soon as I got it), and they seemed fouled. I am going to try new plugs next, but what am I doing wrong with the carb?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
