Thread: Need motor Help

well thought i had my motor fixed but no good still .it runs all day but runs rough and kinda missing
ive changed all the fuel lines they were bad i didnt change the ball yet and it dont pump up hard
iam lost i called a marine guy and he wanted 150 just to come to my house dont have a lot of money but if i have to i guess i will save up to get it fixed ..
i thought having a boat was gonna be fun lol ive been stressed about it for a month now ..
any ideas ?
or anyone near Titusville that knows how to work on these things ?

All I can suggest is run some seafoam thru it and maybe that will help some. Hope you get it right!

First replace your bulb. Then find someone with a portable gas can and put 2 gallons gas, correct amount of oil and 2 cans of sea foam. Start your motor and run for 15 -20 minutes and shut off and let sit overnight. Next day repeat but let set about 3 hours and repeat until your can is empty. Then repeat with same fuel mix with seafoam and take to river or lake and run full throttle for 15 minutes and half throttle 15 minutes and let sit overnight again. Then run again until fuel is gone. Add 1 can of seafoam in 6-10 gallons of fuel from that point on and should be good unless you have grit in jets. then time for a carb rebuild. I would suggest investing in a fuel/ water seperator/ filter for future. And dont worry about mix ratio on seafoam can, you can not over concentrate it just treat it like fuel and add oil mix appropriately. Hope this helps ya. Fixed my old motor right up and starts on first pull and never misses a lick.

X2 what Huntinslabs said!!

Just be prepared for A LOT of smoke if it's an older engine and hasn't be de-carbed before. I wouldn't run a boat without a water separator with the ethenol fuel we have now either. Good Luck, and hang in there. These fuel issues can drive ya crazy, but work through the steps and you'll get it sorted out.

Buy "real" non ethanol gas at Watkins fuels on Garden St. ......
Change spark plugs ........
I did the ethanol thing, once = never again ! ! ! !

Thanks i will do that i heard some stories from using ethanol ..I will try the other stuff as well i have to wait until Friday so the wife can drive me around to get some parts ..i did run seafoam threw it but didnt do it in that order ,,
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Originally Posted by Phantom309

Buy "real" non ethanol gas at Watkins fuels on Garden St. ......
Change spark plugs ........
I did the ethanol thing, once = never again ! ! ! !

Originally Posted by Phantom309

Buy "real" non ethanol gas at Watkins fuels on Garden St. ......
Change spark plugs ........
I did the ethanol thing, once = never again ! ! ! !

Look at this website, register, find your engine forum and ask questions, describe your problem.

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1 more question for guys thats had boats a long time ,Have you ever had the primer ball make your boat miss and just not run right ?
i mean it runs even WOT it dont bogg down like its out of gas is why i am so puzzled lol ..

Sounds like crud in carb. Try the seafoam.