I recently aquired a 94 javelin bass boat with a 175 evinrude intruder on it. Today was the first time to try it out and when i got it in the water it was initally hard to get it to start and run (it would start, idle for 10 secs or so and die) but eventually it started doing ok. I thought maybe it just needed to warm up due to being carbed. We left the dock and it ran fine all the way across the lake (only part throttle due to many stobs in the water). We reached our fishing spot and fished for about an hr. We decided to move to another spot and it then did the same thing when trying to get it started. Again after a while it did ok and went on to fish for another hr or so. And as before when we started heading to the dock it did the same thing again. After this we decided to load the boat and while trying to move from the dock to the trailer it was like pulling teeth to keep it running. It would stay running as long as the accelerator was pressed some. But when trying to put it in gear it would die almost immediately. Eventually i got it home and once home i pulled the cowl to check the plugs and noticed in the front of the motor where the carbs are there was oily gas covering most everything around the carbs. I pulled the plugs and they were a dark brownish color and wet. I did trim the motor up and down many times while on the water to avoid damage to the prop so i dont know if that residue is from that or something else. I did trim it all the way down at home and prime the bubble and no leaks visable whatsoever. One thing i will mention is that the oil injection has been disconnected and blocked due to over oiling and have been just mixing gas and oil. I'm an ase master auto tech so i do know about engines but when it comes to outboard motors im pretty much lost. Just wondering if anyone else had been through this and might have ideas?
chris
chris