Stacked 6 Carbs

[OconeeCherokee]

Why do the carbs have no choke valve? Am I missing something?

 

[flyingscott]

Need a serial #. That motor may have a primer on it better than a choke.

 

[OconeeCherokee]

Dont make me out to the garage, It's cold in GA! It's a 1984 Mariner stacked six

 

[OconeeCherokee]

I'm trying to post the pic but it says the limit is 400000 for file size

 

[flyingscott]

More than likely it has a primer system on it. I am in WI it is 17 Deg outside and I have to take the dog out.

 

[OconeeCherokee]

Yea and Im watching the flames pens game too. Yea our poodle/shi tzu mix lets himself out but he wont freeze to death at least. However, the coyotes getting him is a different story.

 

[OconeeCherokee]

Yea i get that it doesn't have "choke." You just get a fuel spray. I thought that the carbs would have a cover though or something.

 

[OconeeCherokee]

And why do I have three carbs but six cylinders?

 

[GA_Boater]

Dont make me out to the garage, It's cold in GA! It's a 1984 Mariner stacked six

I'm in N. Georgia, it's colder here and I can go snap a pic for you. It will be the wrong motor - Will it matter?

Stacked 6 can be anything.

Resize the pic or follow these guidelines - http://forums.iboats.com/forum/forum-rules-and-guidelines/9938375-photo-upload-tutorial

 

[flyingscott]

And why do I have three carbs but six cylinders?

That's just how it was designed. Your motor started out as a 2 cylinder in the 50s. then they put 2 more cylinders on then 2 more. So you basically have 3-2 cylinder motors in one package. If you look at any 2 cylinder motor they generally only have one carb for 2 cylinders. That's my theory.

 

[GA_Boater]

And why do I have three carbs but six cylinders?

Why do I have two carbs and 4 cylinders?

It's way Merc/Mariner made them. It isn't a motorcycle, although Harleys have 1 carb and 2 cylinders - Just like our motors. LOL

 

[OconeeCherokee]

I don't have the photo icon in my editor?

 

[OconeeCherokee]

resized and it uploaded.

 

[OconeeCherokee]

Isn't it odd that the float bowls are seperate, below the carbs?

 

[GA_Boater]

The one on the left attaches a photo and the one right embeds a photo. The right one is accessed after clicking on the Advanced Editor button between the Jack- O-Lantern and battery with the fish hook - Upper left corner of the Message screen.

 

[OconeeCherokee]

So back to my original question, now that the pic is up. I'm not missing anything on the carbs. They are designed open like that. Some gas drips out after the motor is cut off. Just checking if this was normal.

 

[OconeeCherokee]

I think it's a pretty fast motor for the boat. I had it WOT and was about as fast as I thought I should have been going that day. 16'6' 1984 Agressor Coochie Craft Fish/ski fiberglass.

 

[GA_Boater]

You mean the circled enricheners? The arrows are pointing to the float bowls on the side of the carbs.

 

[GA_Boater]

Late, but welcome aboard.

The enricheners are in lieu of chokes, so your motor doesn't have chokes. Nothing is missing. What horsepower? I used a 90 for the parts diagram, but the same carbs as a 115.

How bad is the drip and is it dripping with the motor down?

 

[Scott Danforth]

No, dripping fuel is not normal