I had a similar thing happen to me, had a friend do a tune up on it and
found out they had the firing order incorrect. I would check and also I
would check the to see how strong your spark you are getting to the plugs.
Take a plug wire out and hold it 1/4 in from ground and crank see if the
sparke is good. Sounds like your getting plenty of fuel.

Ed
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On 15 Jun 2005 12:18:03 -0700, wrote:

Hello,

I have an '88 Supra with a PCM Ford 351-Windsor engine.

I've been having problems with the engine in my boat for a few years.
For the first 20-30 minutes in the water, the thing runs like doo-doo.
It spits & sputters and barely gets on plane. After a while, the
engine gradually smoothes out. Eventually, the thing runs fine. I've
tried many things, including replacing the coil, replacing the points
with an electronic unit, replacing the fuel filter, and checking the
fuel pump.

I tried starting the boat for the first time since November. Now it
won't start at all. Instead, fluid is being spit out of the carb.
Also, while cranking, smoke (exhaust?) is coming out of the exhaust.
Occasionally it tries to fire up, but just spits a lot of fluid (gas?)
out.

Does anyone have any ideas what's wrong?

Wires, compression, timing, timing chain, stuck valve, leaking head
gasket, carb jets stuck, carb rebuild - in that order.

Later,

Tom