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    High oil pressure smell of gas in oil

    I read that wrong I didn’t check the pressure yet I couldn’t get a gauge yet
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    High oil pressure smell of gas in oil

    When I first started the boat today it ran perfect for a good 10 minutes. I checked timing and it was a bit advanced so I went through the whole process of making sure is was set at 10deg btdc base timing. It had started to big down before I began. I noticed I never heard the fuel pump kick on...
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    No power to fuel pump on 1994 4.3L V6 Mercruiser

    Running into the same issue. I’ve definitely heard it run with key on. Mine no longer is, and when engine revs up past 2k it bogs down. It pumps for sure with engine running,but is it enough?
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    High oil pressure smell of gas in oil

    How would you recommend testing the fuel pump?
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    High oil pressure smell of gas in oil

    No I guess that’s my next steps. The more I think about it the more I’m convincing myself the timing is off. Because it only misfires when I go above 2k RPM. It’s either that or my fuel pump isn’t pumping enough
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    High oil pressure smell of gas in oil

    Could my fuel pump be going out?
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    High oil pressure smell of gas in oil

    I had just previously replaced the distributor assembly and rebuilt the carb I did scar up one of the 3 brass cones with a screwdriver. I wonder If it’s disrupting my flow? Also I forgot to tighten my cap and towed it a distance. I checked timing and it seemed right. It’s making me think the...
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    High oil pressure smell of gas in oil

    What else would make it back fire and putter when RPM rise? I’ve played with distributor timing no luck so far
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    High oil pressure smell of gas in oil

    I recently had problems starting my Mercruiser 5.0 carbureted. While troubleshooting and lots of failed startup I finally found the problem. Bad shift interrupter. Boat starts and runs good, but oil pressure goes to over 65 after a few minutes.Then it sputters and won’t go over 2k rpm. I checked...
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