Engine Woes

[willy]

Sounds like you are taking the right approach, good luck
When you run next and if you do experience the problem again go right to that fuel bulb and see what it is doing, squeeze it and see what it feels like.
If it feels like a strippers silicon boob you are good there, if it feels like a Sister Gilda tuck in the belt boob you know you got the problem with the bulb or a vacum type leak in the line

[Carl]

I have no idea what the problem is, but I do like Willy's description !!!

Originally Posted by willy

If it feels like a strippers silicon boob you are good there ...

Carl

[willy]

I've been told I have a gift Carl, not sure what Ozzie meant but that is what he said.

[whale]

Ran fine today......went to the beach, then tubing, then fishing (fluke). I was running with the new primer bulb and just the Racor filter. The old filter I removed and took home the whole unit because I could not get the filter canister off.

Managed a couple keepers and just finished some deep fried deliciousness (fish, chips, onion rings). Can't beat fried fish only a couple hours after it was filleted!!

And, yes, Willy, you do have a gift. I will never forget the answering machine story...

http://wellcraftv20.com/community/sh...wering+machine

[willy]

Take care and comb your hair

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by willy

Sounds like you are taking the right approach, good luck
When you run next and if you do experience the problem again go right to that fuel bulb and see what it is doing, squeeze it and see what it feels like.
If it feels like a strippers silicon boob you are good there, if it feels like a Sister Gilda tuck in the belt boob you know you got the problem with the bulb or a vacum type leak in the line

Maybe that's my problem, I aint never felt one of them there silicone boobs. I've always been preffered ole natural myself.

[willy]

You ain't missed much my friend, best au natural

[whale]

Well, after going over the fuel lines, filters, bulbs, vent etc everything had run fine for a couple of trips but then yesterday I had the problem again. Engine starts and runs fine for about 15-20 minutes at cruising speed then bogged down and got worse and worse. We limped to the fishing grounds and drifted a while. After that it ran fine again on the short repositioning moves between drifts and ran fine all the way home. I am starting to think it may be an electrical issue????

[Mulv80]

I would rebuild the carbs, probably some junk floating around in the bowls. You probably have some junk in your carbs from the old tank. That 115 is easy to work on and rebuilding carbs is a easy as pie. I had the issue with my Dad's Evinrude 120 and my Johnson 150. When you have junk in the carb the motor will run great until a piece of crud keeps the float needle from seating or a piece clogs your high speed jet then it will bogg down till it clears. Sometimes the debris will float around in there and the problem only occurs intermitently.

[Blue_Runner]

What Mulv said....my recent problem was trash in the carbs. Like you I saw just a few little bits of stuff in the filter on the motor. Didn't look like much to me but I know now that it was enough to wreak havoc on the carbs.