...and you know what the shop will do? They’ll slap on a new carburetor and charge you for an hour or two of shop time plus shipping and the cost of a carburetor. The outboard will run like new until you neglect your fuel management again.
Based on this information, I would check the fuel pump, to see if fuel is coming out of it. I would also check the float bowl level.You guys keep saying to clean the carb but the carb looks incredibly clean. It looked clean before I even cleaned it. Then I cleaned it, with carb cleaner. The jets were easily screwed out and cleaned. I can easily blow air with my mouth through every air and fuel line in the carb. I could before I even cleaned the carb. When I reassembled the carb I left the bowl off for a sec and sprayed carb medic through the orifices to make sure it could pass through. I haven’t tried the ultrasonic business but I’m not convinced it will help.
The external tanks fuel hose, pump, and connectors are not the problem. When I first had the issue I disconnected the external tank and put brand new gas in the internal tank to troubleshoot and make sure it wasn’t a tank issue. The problem exists regardless of what tank I use. I then took the fuel hoses inside the motor off and visually inspected them when I changed the fuel filter. I could see through them clearly and nothing was in them. At this point I am giving up and am going to bring the motor into a shop. Unfortunately that means I will have to wait 3 weeks to get it back but so be it.
Here is Adam’s carb, where is the air screw? Hint: There is none. They went away because the manufacturers didn’t want you being able to violate their exhaust gas certifications. Carbs are a dying concept for lots of good reasons, including the state of fuel composition. Sealed fuel systems are the future, Tohatsu is now selling a small outboard with fuel injection.
https://www.boats.net/catalog/suzuk...-vin-00601f-510001/carburetor-df6-model-03-04
We have a gas station in town and our marina also sell straight gas. It's about $0.50 more in our area. Well worth it for all my small engines.Did you mean to write "ethanol-free gas?"
You can get that, of course. It's super expensive in cans at the outdoor equipment places. Most cost-effective is CAM 10 100 octane racing fuel at about $10/gal. Sunoco Optima is available in 5 gallon pails for $95.