Hi its been a long time since I have been here, 5 years ago or so I rebuilt my 84 Baja SS . Well the boat is doing great but the 84 engine 150 hp V6 black max seems to be getting tired.
Discription of the problem , is starting and idle. It has always started very well press on the key 10 seconds crank her over and off ya go . but the last 2 years it has gotten more and more picky. It will fire a couple of times then die and you keep cranking on it. Nothing .. you choke it again .. nothing .. it acts as if it is flooded. I have tried to pump the bulb again and not gotten any result. More choke no result. it smells as if it is flooded , and I would not doubt it. Plugs are new. Fuel is fresh. Ok LAST RESORT and please dont beat me, I cringe when I think that I used starting fluid.. but when you have a boat full of people on a 90 degree day ...... Sorry black max ... But it did start it.
Idle is not smooth and it dies off too. makes it tough to maunver at low speeds.
I have rebuilt the carbs twice now. Which reminds me of another question. has any one else ever had the floats rub on the bowl and cause them to stick?? The seem to be the very hard foam type . can you trim them back a little?
Normally it runs pretty good for a engine thats heading toward 30 years old. I just wonder if the seals in the engine are causing vacuum leaks ?
I have not checked compression real reciently but it had been 120 +- 2 or 3 psi.
I hate not having a engine not run when I get to the lake!
Discription of the problem , is starting and idle. It has always started very well press on the key 10 seconds crank her over and off ya go . but the last 2 years it has gotten more and more picky. It will fire a couple of times then die and you keep cranking on it. Nothing .. you choke it again .. nothing .. it acts as if it is flooded. I have tried to pump the bulb again and not gotten any result. More choke no result. it smells as if it is flooded , and I would not doubt it. Plugs are new. Fuel is fresh. Ok LAST RESORT and please dont beat me, I cringe when I think that I used starting fluid.. but when you have a boat full of people on a 90 degree day ...... Sorry black max ... But it did start it.
Idle is not smooth and it dies off too. makes it tough to maunver at low speeds.
I have rebuilt the carbs twice now. Which reminds me of another question. has any one else ever had the floats rub on the bowl and cause them to stick?? The seem to be the very hard foam type . can you trim them back a little?
Normally it runs pretty good for a engine thats heading toward 30 years old. I just wonder if the seals in the engine are causing vacuum leaks ?
I have not checked compression real reciently but it had been 120 +- 2 or 3 psi.
I hate not having a engine not run when I get to the lake!
