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upupnaway 05-08-2005 4:41 AM

Forgive the stupid question, but I am not to well versed on carbs. <BR> <BR>My boat was idling a little rough yesterday, and the exhaust smelled a little rich. I popped off the air filter and looked at the carb. I had gas dripping into the secondary (large back set) of valves, even though they were not open. When I cocked the secondary valves open just a touch (I turned the control arm on the outside less than a centimeter), the feul made it into the intake and my rpms went up to about 2000. <BR> <BR>Should there be gas flowing into the back two barrels during idle, and if not, what would cause it to happen? <BR> <BR>thanks in advance....

yooper 05-08-2005 5:58 AM

No, there shouldn't be gas dripping into the secondaries. Most likely, you have a small chunk of sediment that isn't allowing the needle valve to seat correctly. While the boat is idling, tap on the top of the secondary float bowl with a screwdriver handle. That should knock the piece free.

mikeski 05-08-2005 10:26 AM

It's also possible that you hit a big wave and bent the float arm thus requiring a re-adjustment of the float level, but I think Jamie hit it right on the head... float issue, shouldn't be dripping, ever.


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