M3Eater
New Member
- Jul 1, 2014
- 8
- Boat Info
- Currently looking at mid/late '90s 250 & 270 'Dancers ... and others.
Past, many runabouts, cuddys
- Engines
- boatless
i'll be looking at a derelict (free) 83 270DA (single 330 7.4) this Saturday. As noted in a prior post, the boat has been out of the water for 3-years, came out for a riser (that's the story anyway).
If the boat passes the initial visual and hull parts of the survey (we could be done in 5-minutes .... depending on the initial visual ...), once I get to the engine, I plan on hand turning to see if it is free. If it is, I'll disconnect the fuel line and try the starter (bringing battery and cables for this as well as other electrical system tests). If it cranks, I'll shoot it with starting fluid. If it fires, I would plan on muffing it and seeing if it will run from a remote fuel can into the carb inlet, using gravity to fill the bowls.
Do these boats use any electric fuel pumps, or just the standard engine block mounted mechanical pump that a common big-block or small-block would have?
If the boat passes the initial visual and hull parts of the survey (we could be done in 5-minutes .... depending on the initial visual ...), once I get to the engine, I plan on hand turning to see if it is free. If it is, I'll disconnect the fuel line and try the starter (bringing battery and cables for this as well as other electrical system tests). If it cranks, I'll shoot it with starting fluid. If it fires, I would plan on muffing it and seeing if it will run from a remote fuel can into the carb inlet, using gravity to fill the bowls.
Do these boats use any electric fuel pumps, or just the standard engine block mounted mechanical pump that a common big-block or small-block would have?