ok i have been messing with this motor for a while now. It seems to no power when i give it full throttle. it will start backfiring when i use the trim controls or the tilt. its a 21' searay cuddy walkaround with a 305 gm motor. i just had the carburator rebuilt which cost alot. its a edelbrock...
i hope you guys can help me out with this one. i have a 84 gm 305 motor with an edelbrock 1409 carb. my carb was backfiring alot so i started playing with the timing. i keeped advanceing it slightly till it stopped backfiring but i couldnt get to stop completely. i am no expert on motors but i...
i am so frustrated! i have a 83 21' searay with a mercruiser 305 with a 4 barrel edelbrock 1409 carb. i rebuilt the carb and that seems to run fine when i am out of the water. the motor sounds and runs perfect out of the water. When in water, i have no power. the engine is at about 3500 rpms am...
Anybody have any ideas on why my 83 merc 285 will not idle. i did a rebuild on the carb and it seemed to run good at first then gradually it will idle rough then just stall. when i first run the motor it seems to run great for the first 5 mins then as it warms up it stalls out. im not to sure...
im kinda new in the boating so please excuse the newbie question. i just replaced the starter solenoid thinking it was the problem for the motor to not turn over. it is a big block V8. The solenoid just clicks and the motor will not crank over. My question is does this sound like it needs a new...