Hello everyone please forgive me if I say something out of order this is my first post after stumbling across this great forum. I have a 2005 suntracker party barge 22 with the Mercruiser 3.0. The boat has maybe 20 hours on it. It has sat in storage for the past 5 years. I have drained the fuel, replaced the fuel line from the tank to the fuel pump adding a glass filter right off the tank. New OEM fuel pump, oil change, water pump, carburetor rebuild and check ball valve from the fuel tank.
My issue..... the boat will fire right up when it is cold. After warming up the engine will drop RPM and idle fine. Throttle response is fine. After running the boat and turning it off I cannot get it started again. It’s gotta be a fuel delivery issue. If I pour gas down the carb the boat will start back up and run fine but starting it is the issue. I have since taken the carburetor to a specialty mechanic to test and overlook my rebuild. Does anyone have any idea what could be the issue?
My issue..... the boat will fire right up when it is cold. After warming up the engine will drop RPM and idle fine. Throttle response is fine. After running the boat and turning it off I cannot get it started again. It’s gotta be a fuel delivery issue. If I pour gas down the carb the boat will start back up and run fine but starting it is the issue. I have since taken the carburetor to a specialty mechanic to test and overlook my rebuild. Does anyone have any idea what could be the issue?