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| I appreciate the advice. Sorry I didn't get back to this sooner(didn't know where it had moved to), for my sake and for the sake of my boat. The reason I was asking this question is that I was having problems with my motor that seemed gas related.
Basically, while motoring at full speed at the end of a long day of fishing the motor suddenly bogged down - it felt like I had hit a log or something. A mechanic suggest I try replacing the fuel filter first, which I did, but the problem persisted.
The next idea was to replace the fuel pump. Well, what I didn't know was that the fuel pump was part of the VRO pump on the motor, which is why I couldn't find it. After talking to a mechanic again, he showed me how to circumvent the VRO pump by installing a fuel pump, disconnecting the VRO pump, and mixing the oil with the gas in the gas tank.
So I did this, but I wasn't able to physically remove the VRO pump from the motor. I disconnected the power and the fuel lines, but there was still a line going from the VRO pump to the bottom of the motor, as well the oil line going to the VRO pump.
Again, I took the boat out and the problem was somewhat corrected. At times the motor would cut out/lose power at high speeds, but at others it would run fine. After explaining this to another guy, it was suggested to me the problem may have been a faulty bulb so I replaced that.
Well, I brought it out to the lake and now a whole new problem has arisen. Now when I start the motor I have to continuously choke it to keep it running. I can't put it in gear or it will cut out. Also, there seems to be some white stuff coming out of the motor that I've never seen before.
Any ideas? I am assuming the problem now has something to do with my amateur repairs, but would like to at least try again before bringing it in to a mechanic.
Thanks much,
Chris | |
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