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Picou
Crappie Username: Picou
Post Number: 305 Registered: 8-2004
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Thursday, September 9, 2004 - 12:14 pm: |
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Some of you know that I have been hassling with my old boat motor. I needed to borrow it for this alligator hunt and I just picked it up yesterday and brought it home to get it ready. Basically, I was unable to get the motor to run for longer than a couple seconds. I could dump fuel in the cylinder with a straw. If I yanked on the choke several times it would crank for a breif moment. No matter what I did it would not crank and stay cranked. I suspected the pump ball as being an issue so I went to get another pump ball. On the way in I called a few folks since it was a 20 minute drive there. Keith and Charles were very helpful and agreed that the pump ball could be it but that the carburator was probably gummed up as well. I had another suggestion to get some fuel conditioner and try to get that run thru there. Well, today with the new pump ball I was getting a lot longer runs but it still would not stay running. So I took off the fuel pump and replaced the filter and checked/drained the pump them reinstalled. I verified that fuel was getting to the pump while in there. That was not much of an improvement so I dove in head first and removed the carb assy. It looked fairly clean so I drained the bowl and ran some fresh fuel thru it to get any particles out of there. I put that back together and tried to pump the choke and although I can see the fuel going thru the hose, it was not getting tight. Again, I could get the motor cranked but it would not stay running. In a last ditch effort I took the plugs out and sprayed some WD-40 in each cylinder and it fired up and ran for about 10 seconds but as soon as I moved the throttle it died. Again, I put more in and the same result. This time I decided to leave the throttle low and douse the cylinders again. This time it cranked and stayed running. I slowly increased the throttle and it started to bog down but I released the throttle in time for it to stay running. Eventually it died but it cranked right back up on 1 pull. I played this cat & mouse game and eventually got it running for about 5 minutes at idle. Still, anytime I increase the throttle it chokes out the motor. I am going to get some fuel conditioner and more fuel to get it running again and just let the conditioner run thru the carb and hopefully it will clean out and get back to normal. If I can get it to run with some throttle, I will be runnign to the lake to run under load for a few minutes. Wish me luck... (Message edited by admin on September 14, 2004) Thank you Lord for my family and the waters I get to fish
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Rudey
Moderator Username: Rudey
Post Number: 78 Registered: 8-2004
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Thursday, September 9, 2004 - 12:53 pm: |
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Quit flooding it! Thought you'd learned your lesson on that.... Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught.
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Picou
Crappie Username: Picou
Post Number: 310 Registered: 8-2004
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Thursday, September 9, 2004 - 1:27 pm: |
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Funny... Very funny... It ain't flooded... Thank you Lord for my family and the waters I get to fish
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Rudey
Moderator Username: Rudey
Post Number: 79 Registered: 8-2004
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Thursday, September 9, 2004 - 1:30 pm: |
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Charge the battery, then!!! Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught.
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Charles
Moderator Username: Charles
Post Number: 104 Registered: 7-2004
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Thursday, September 9, 2004 - 4:43 pm: |
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It might be a bad float inside the carb. If that don't work, yank your trolling motor off the skeeter and put it the jon boat Dang'it Rudey,Greg and mike look like ooompa loompas from Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory up against Charles !!!!
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Picou
Crappie Username: Picou
Post Number: 311 Registered: 8-2004
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Thursday, September 9, 2004 - 7:37 pm: |
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Got it fixed. I went to plano marineand chatted with them and we decided it was the primary jet clogged. I got some cleaner, a new fuel line and headed home. The line to the primary was very weak and partially crimped so I figured it needed replacing. I took the carb off, cleaned the heck out if it -- the primary intake was clogged with what looked like hose material. After cleanign the carb out vigorously, I replaced the primary hose and I tie wrapped every hose connection and went for broke. I pulled the choke 4 times and it built pressure like it should. I grabbed the pull string and it fired on the first pull and stayed running. I had full throttle range and it ran just perfect. I let it run for a while and then shut her down. I changed the lower unit lube and put everything away for tomorrow. I am looking forward to getting it on the water and running. Thanks for the help everyone -- even you Rudey... Now, hopefully it helps us get a gator... (Message edited by admin on September 14, 2004) Thank you Lord for my family and the waters I get to fish
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Barnaclebill
Minnow Username: Barnaclebill
Post Number: 95 Registered: 8-2004
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 8:24 pm: |
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Mike, when are ya gonna learn to not listen to Rudey??? J/K Born to fish-Forced to work
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Picou
Crappie Username: Picou
Post Number: 318 Registered: 8-2004
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 9:17 am: |
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Heck, I learned not to listen to Rudey a long time ago. Thank you Lord for my family and the waters I get to fish
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Rudey
Moderator Username: Rudey
Post Number: 80 Registered: 8-2004
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 9:23 am: |
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Easy, now!! Y'all know you love me..... Don't be hatin'. Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught.
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Picou
Crappie Username: Picou
Post Number: 320 Registered: 8-2004
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 11:44 am: |
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Nuttin but love man... Thank you Lord for my family and the waters I get to fish
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Barnaclebill
Bluegill Username: Barnaclebill
Post Number: 109 Registered: 8-2004
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 2:35 pm: |
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Rudey, now you KNOW we wouldn't pick on ya if we liked ya,,,, wait a minute..... Born to fish-Forced to work
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