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Old 08-11-2007, 09:17 AM
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I can't seem to figure this problem out...boat has been running great all summer now when I go to start it, It floods.

It starts initially without pumping and then quickly dies. I guess there is fuel in the motor and then runs dry. So pump it once or twice and its flooded. its just getting way to much fuel...THe bowls I asumme are full becuase when I look down the carb I see liguid moving. what gives...when I crank the motor over I see fuel overflowing from the middle of the carb and down the sides. Its a 1989 quadrajet that was rebuilt this spring
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your bowls are stuck or you have trash in your needle and seat. Happened to me a month ago. Its all this E10 fuel.

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