need a little help
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need a little help
hello all, im new to the boating world. i just picked up a 81 sea ray 305. i/o i know its old but its in real good shape. i have put in a new starter,plugs,wires,cap,rotor,rebuilt thecarb,new coil,fule/water sep. i have gone threw this motor real good. i have been working on cars for a long time. but boats are new to me. ok now to my problem. it will turn over and fire and run for about 30 sec. if i keep giving it a little gas i can keep it running for a few min. but wont idle its almost like its running out of gas. it also did this befor i rebuilt the carb.i have played around with air fule mixture with no real changes. im kinda stuck. any one have any ideas?
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Try turning up the idle screw until it stays running then adjust your idle mixture screws.If you can get them to a point where it runs smoother and faster then start turning down the idle screw.I'm assuming you have the timing set correctly.It could also possibly need a fuel pump.
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1981 has a points dist. ,you didn't say anything about that. New points and cond. dwell @ 30* timing @ 8btdc. That being said when it is running is there good throttle response?
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bluez,have you tried a remote fuel can hooked to your fuel pump? There is also a check valve in the main fuel line between the pump and the tank that has been known to go bad before.Do you have a quadrajet on it??
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yes it has a 4 b quadrajunk on it. i have tryed a remote fuel can.