91 8hp evinrude 2-stroke, which should be similar to the 6hp in a lot of ways. Picked it up as-is and after a lot of frustration now I'm beginning to suspect someone previously might have put carb together missing parts or something... the part's site exploded diagram is helpful and I haven't found anything missing. I've tried to go over every part carefully.
Will run on starting fluid or if premix squirted into cylinders or intake. Have checked the fuel pump output & it's working. Carb rebuilt, and been through it about 5 times. The float part of the carb works, as in the bowl fills and shuts off flow when full. squeeze the primer bulb and bowl fills up and flow stops. The main jet, the slow speed jet, and the other orifices are cleaned with air and carb cleaner, and weren't plugged at all to start with. The idle mixture screw is 1.5 turns out. The float and the pickup move freely. The small hose isn't jammed, although it does sit at a bit of an angle. The air vent in the carb is clear. The cam follower and roller (throttle) is adjusted within spec and the choke & linkages are working.
It won't fire at all unless I try to run it on premix (spray bottle in the intake)or starter fluid, and it won't stay running after that, so somehow it's not getting any fuel,
Short of buying a whole carb, ANY thoughts, advice, or pointers on anything I should check or might be missing, would be greatly appreciated. I've searched the web & been to 'leroy's rambling's' web site and couldn't find specific carb photos like there are for other models, so any links to photos of the carb internals or similar would be helpful as well.
Will run on starting fluid or if premix squirted into cylinders or intake. Have checked the fuel pump output & it's working. Carb rebuilt, and been through it about 5 times. The float part of the carb works, as in the bowl fills and shuts off flow when full. squeeze the primer bulb and bowl fills up and flow stops. The main jet, the slow speed jet, and the other orifices are cleaned with air and carb cleaner, and weren't plugged at all to start with. The idle mixture screw is 1.5 turns out. The float and the pickup move freely. The small hose isn't jammed, although it does sit at a bit of an angle. The air vent in the carb is clear. The cam follower and roller (throttle) is adjusted within spec and the choke & linkages are working.
It won't fire at all unless I try to run it on premix (spray bottle in the intake)or starter fluid, and it won't stay running after that, so somehow it's not getting any fuel,
Short of buying a whole carb, ANY thoughts, advice, or pointers on anything I should check or might be missing, would be greatly appreciated. I've searched the web & been to 'leroy's rambling's' web site and couldn't find specific carb photos like there are for other models, so any links to photos of the carb internals or similar would be helpful as well.
