i have an old model clinton engine corp. boat motor, im not really for sure what the year is, but i have all the numbers on it still. the problem is funny, we had it started last night, it ran sluggishly for like 30 minutes. but when we bypassed the filter thing, now it wont even try to start. we have tried everything from different choke settings to the rich/lean knob. we also cleaned the sparkplug. any ideas?
2007-08-19 07:51:57 · 2 answers · asked by antiiowan 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
hi .. in by passing the filter... you unfortunately allowed all the dirt from the fuel line into the carb... you may have a blocked needle valve in the carb hence it wont run. the gass cant get through..
Take the bowl off the bottom of the carb... and see whats in there.... now carefully remove the float and this will be attached to the needle... chech it .. and make sure its not full of dirt.. put back to gether and try again....
2007-08-19 13:42:28 · answer #1 · answered by tony b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the carburetor may need to be cleaned. Also the jets on some of those old engines had a packing gland on them. If they leak air it will not run good. Now that it won't start does it have spark? The points could be cruded up.
2007-08-19 11:02:38 · answer #2 · answered by renpen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋