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Most embarassing, had a prospective buyer for the Gladesmen. Seemed to like what he saw. After 30 minutes or so I mentioned the ramp not 10 minutes from the house.
Hooked up, went to the ramp. Did all the usual checks, pumped the line opened the tank vent, and on the second pull the 9.9 honda motor fired with the choke on. Usually it's a one pull, run for a minute, choke off and go for it. The motor acted like it was starving for fuel and wouldn't run above idle. Could this be an air leak in the fuel line? Do fuel pumps go bad and can they be home checked?
Hoping it's something I can do but will take to the shop if no one can offer suggestions.
Needless to say, the boat wasn't sold today, mostly because of my lazyness.
Hooked up, went to the ramp. Did all the usual checks, pumped the line opened the tank vent, and on the second pull the 9.9 honda motor fired with the choke on. Usually it's a one pull, run for a minute, choke off and go for it. The motor acted like it was starving for fuel and wouldn't run above idle. Could this be an air leak in the fuel line? Do fuel pumps go bad and can they be home checked?
Hoping it's something I can do but will take to the shop if no one can offer suggestions.
Needless to say, the boat wasn't sold today, mostly because of my lazyness.