Quote Originally Posted by haugy View Post
Here's a scenario I'm also familiar with. I got mine fixed on the Mariah, now dealing with it on the Salt.

Here's a question. When you start it hot, does it help to pump the throttle? Mine does. I can turn and turn the key and it would take about 7-8 seconds before it starts and would run a little rough till I gave it some gas to flush out the carb. But if I start it, and give it a lot of gas, it fires up and runs fine. This would lead me to believe my fuel is boiling or evaporating out of the carb overflow vents over time.

I think my carb floats need to be adjusted up a bit to allow the engine to run a tad bit more rich. This should provide more fuel to the intake upon starting to allow it to fire up. My Mariah would always start on the first turnover, but she also had the slightest rich smell.

I can't see the problem being anything electrical as long as your points and plugs are good.

Anyone else with other ideas? Since Csuggs won't chime in with his.
Haugy - I was hoping someone would say exactly what you said and what I'm seeing on this thread because that's what I think it is too. Mine is acting just like yours. It's def not electrical in my case, gotta be the fuel. If I give it a couple shots, she starts. OUI mentioned the timing issue. I know we advanced mine soon after I purchased the boat, but I don't recall where we set it. What are some of you guys setting your timing at?