Hey guys just joined this site and looks to be a lot of great info--thanks in advance.
Here's the deal:
I own a 1981 31' Sea-Ray Vanguard express with twin 454 merc 330hp inboards. Both motors have been rebuilt in the last 4 years and new carbs last year (quadrajets). Anyways my boat starts very hard when been sittin for a day or 2 and very hard at the beginning of the season. But. Once fired it runs and trolls and idles like a top. I can run 2 trips in a day adn then the next morning it fires again easily. No hesitation or surging at any rpms and can troll at 600-700 rpm all day and not load up at all. Looking for some insite on this???
I have shutoffs on tanks and have tried to shut them off and leave sit for a few days but had the same starting outcome/I have Mallery Distributors that were new 2 years ago and are supposed to be good. (don't know about electonic ignition-my mechanic likes the points and condensors?)
Looking for any and all ideas but I don't want to mess with it too much because the thing is a trolling machine.
Thanks to ALL in advance
Capt Phil
Here's the deal:
I own a 1981 31' Sea-Ray Vanguard express with twin 454 merc 330hp inboards. Both motors have been rebuilt in the last 4 years and new carbs last year (quadrajets). Anyways my boat starts very hard when been sittin for a day or 2 and very hard at the beginning of the season. But. Once fired it runs and trolls and idles like a top. I can run 2 trips in a day adn then the next morning it fires again easily. No hesitation or surging at any rpms and can troll at 600-700 rpm all day and not load up at all. Looking for some insite on this???
I have shutoffs on tanks and have tried to shut them off and leave sit for a few days but had the same starting outcome/I have Mallery Distributors that were new 2 years ago and are supposed to be good. (don't know about electonic ignition-my mechanic likes the points and condensors?)
Looking for any and all ideas but I don't want to mess with it too much because the thing is a trolling machine.
Thanks to ALL in advance
Capt Phil
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