Can you Tell Me About This Boat?

[chackett]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

So first .. the broken fuel line. When I would run the motor, it only seemed to be able to idle. And it would only run while I was priming the bulb. I think priming it made enough gas "jump" across to the intake side to keep the motor running. Made a for a nice explosion hazard under the cowling.

Then some dirty carbs, jets and floats. I removed and scrubbed these about 5 times. Eventually I brought them to a local shop that put them in their ultrasonic hot bath, and then I installed rebuild kits and she ran so much better after that. They've been good ever since.

Oh yeah .. and then a picture of the carbs half taken off, but not disassembled. I circled a place where there is a small metal tab that was missing. Couldn't figure out what the heck they were. Then I noticed they are directly above some teeny tiny intake holes in the body of the throat of the carb. I assume the tab is to prevent fuel from shooting straight up and out of the carb. I couldn't find any replacements, so I made my own out of a beer bottle cap. Had to secure it with some small bits of jb weld. They're holding up great.

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