sneakypete

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What were they thinking....that happened to me on my friends boat. We plugged the hole with a sinker with a rag wrapped around it. It did not leak after that and we got back to dock dry. My guess was these guys didnt know how to react uinder pressure.

I heard from the speed boat guys that your supposed to wax down there....huh who knows....I got paint.

I cleaned the carb and it runs better then it has ran in the last 3 years. the ethanol dirtied the carb real bad. I hate ethanol.

Make sure you like how it handles at cruise and also how it sits while your stopped (pitching ect...) make sure you take it in the rough stuff.

Well I cleaned out my carb for my 3.0L mercruiser and it runs better then ever. I was re-connecting everything to the carb, and when i connected the throttle cable to the lever arm on the carb I over-tightened it the little bolt and the screw snapped. Now I need that new arm (bracket) where the throttle cable attaches to with that nut and washer. I cant find it for the life of me online. Been looking for over 2 hours now. Please help.

Have you looked into jupiter?

I noticed a big price difference between avet and the shimano torsa. Im torn between the 2 but really dont want to spend the extra money unless the difference is justifiable.

Anyone own these reels? Feedback please. Im in the market for one. Thank you

Anyone own these reels? The mxl seems very versatile. Almost like you can fish anything from fluke to small tuna with it.

Well I put a new fuel water sep on and checked the gas and it looked good( just a little debri), i also threw some sea foam. I also made sure al the lines were tight and in good condition. Once again she ran fine up until she got warm, then sputtered and let out a little piff and stalled. I pulled the plugs and they looked fine, and they were also dry. I think its time to try a carb re build. Anyone reccomend somewhere online with a quality quicksilver rebuild kit at a good price?

I will try both ideas tomorrow. I have a gut feeling though it is the air leak due to my fuel water sep. job. It makes perfect sense. I didnt have time to leave dock today but I ran it in the slip after putting in some fresh gas and some fuel additive. I also got a new fuel sep. filter to put on after I burn some more fuel off. I got the boat to stall in the slip after runnint the rpm's to around 3000 then dropping it back quickly into nuetral and it bogged down and stalled almost every time. I think were getting close on this one and I really appreciate the help. I hope im out there live-lining the bass this weekend. I will let you guys know how it works out tomorrow night.

Well I can putt around for a little then when I get back to dock and throw it into reverse it finally stalls. It chugs along at idle but eventually dies. I will also check the kill switch. I tried raising the idle but that didnt do anything. Id also like to mention I did use fuel stabilizer but I left the tank half empty. Has anyone used sea-foam...should I use it. I am going to burn as much fuel as I can then replace it along with a new fuel sep. Yea I agree about the carb its only a 2005 with under 200 hours. I dont think the ethanol ruined it just yet.

If that is true I would like to know why nothing is effected by the vacumn leak at top end.

Good point. I will check the lines and make sure it is all tight. I had to put the seperator on the opposite side of the bildge from the fuel pump. Wasnt much room for me to work with.