1992 150 faststrike glenc fuel issues

[jakjekl]

when i put my boat in i pump the bulb till its hard then i choke it and it floods i wait a while and it will fire up blow alot of smoke and start to go until i put the hot foot down then it cuts out if i nurse it up on plane it will run at about forty for a while then just die and wont fire back up it floods i dont even try to choke it then i wait for a while and it fires back up after fighting with this all day it fires up and runs like a dream at the end of the day pulled both tanks popped out the ball bearings and checked the pick up screens took it to the marina they said they checked the feul filter and took out on the lake and it ran fine also i cant get my port side tank to flow i can only use my starboard side tank when i switch to port it doesnt get gas and when i take off engine cover there is a puddle of gas in bottom i also noticed some of the gaskets that go between the plastic air intake and the top of the carb are missing please help


Modified by jakjekl at 3:33 PM 7/31/2007

[Lockjaw]

Can you fire it up on the hose? See where the gas is coming from. On my engine, which is a 96, if you don't get the cap screwed back on the fuel filter, it won't run right either. It will start and run, and then die, then start, run and then die.

Disconnect your fuel line at the motor, put it on the tank that doesn't flow, and pump the bulb and see what happens. You probably have an air leak. You have to make sure you have a good solid fuel flow to the fuel pump.

On the gaskets, are you talking about the round ones that go between the carbs and the cover?

[jakjekl]

thanks for the info yes those are the gaskets i am talking about

[jakjekl]

my model fast strike is not even in the johnson book

[Lockjaw]

I don't know about the 60 degree looper engines, which is what you have and I now have, but on a 90 degree, messing with the airbox is asking to have issues, so I would replace those gaskets before running the engine. I wold be concerned the carbs without those would run a little lean and that could also be where the fuel is coming from.

[jakjekl]

thank you very much for the info