Hey y'all, I have a 1985 sunsport that i got this summer that took some work but I got up and running strong.


We had it out today for a good ride and after anchoring for an hour or so on the ride back in the motor started to stall when getting on the throttle. It would rev fine in neutral but under load it could only putz.

My thought is it is a fuel issue, maybe a bad fuel pump. Does that sound right? My other thought is bad gas since we had just filled up on the water when we usually bring our own gas down.

Maybe a lack of air through the carb but it is pretty nde and the issue came on pretty sudden which makes me think it is more fuel related.

What are some things I can check or look out for to diagnose and repair?