On Aug 18, 5:25*am, wrote:
On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:57:21 -0400, Guzzisti

wrote:
On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:14:06 -0700 (PDT), fzbuilder
wrote:

Hey Guys, I have a 86 Bayliner Capri with Penta 350. My problem is I
can get it started and then it will just die after a minute of idle.
When I give it gas, it bogs down and dies too. This problem just
started. I have replaced the fuel filter and fuel pump. Should I also
replace points? Carb is pumping the gas with no prob. it seems from
visual inspection.

Thanks

I'd check the coil also. Sounds similar to a problem I had with a
Mercruiser 5.7L.

If you have a timing light you can get some kind of idea how the
electrics are working. Clamp the pickup on the coil lead and watch the
flash. I also have a squeeze bottle with gas in it that you can
actually keep the engine going with by squirting it in the carb to
help isolate these fuel/spark problems but be careful.

Got it figured out. The fuel pump I replaced my old one with was from
a lot of used boat parts I had and was bad....it was the fuel pump the
whole time. Got a new one and runs like a champ. Thanks for the help!