Hi all,
Getting ready to sail for the first time in a few years. Among all the other repairs & jobs I’m doing, I got my ‘87 5 horse Nissan out of the garage to test it. I stored it correctly 3 or 4 years ago (flushed it, lubed everything, etc) so I figured if anything was wrong I might have a little trouble starting... Nope, opposite problem. It started right up, idled fine with the choke, but when I opened the choke the RPMs took off. Turning throttle all the way down had no effect. I was able to shut it down with the kill switch but it was dicey for a few seconds there.
It’s definitely running lean for some reason. I think the easy answer is give the carb a thorough cleaning in the hopes that something is just gummed up from sitting a couple years, meaning I’m not getting enough fuel flow. But if that doesn’t help, where should I look next?
Any advice appreciated!
Getting ready to sail for the first time in a few years. Among all the other repairs & jobs I’m doing, I got my ‘87 5 horse Nissan out of the garage to test it. I stored it correctly 3 or 4 years ago (flushed it, lubed everything, etc) so I figured if anything was wrong I might have a little trouble starting... Nope, opposite problem. It started right up, idled fine with the choke, but when I opened the choke the RPMs took off. Turning throttle all the way down had no effect. I was able to shut it down with the kill switch but it was dicey for a few seconds there.
It’s definitely running lean for some reason. I think the easy answer is give the carb a thorough cleaning in the hopes that something is just gummed up from sitting a couple years, meaning I’m not getting enough fuel flow. But if that doesn’t help, where should I look next?
Any advice appreciated!