97 Merc carburetor woes - options?
 

Good morning,

I've got a 97 Maxum 2300SC - 5.7/350 Mercruiser Alpha One - 2V TKS Carb. I
bought the boat used two seasons ago and have been very happy with it except
for continuing problems with the carburetor. I had it rebuilt last spring
but that only lasted one season and by the end of the year I was again
experiencing low speed engine surges and stalls.

I've heard that the 97 Merc carbs are cheaply made to start with, and you
should just bite the bullet and replace it. So what are my options? Any
recommendations? I've also heard of a trottle body replacement kit from
Merc. Any experience out there?

Thanks,

-Rob

I would go ahead and replace it w/ a new one. Just remember that your boat
carb is not the same as a car carb.

EFI would be great but the cost is not worth it.

--
Tony
my boats and cars at http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com
"Rob Wolters" wrote in message
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Good morning,

I've got a 97 Maxum 2300SC - 5.7/350 Mercruiser Alpha One - 2V TKS Carb.
I
bought the boat used two seasons ago and have been very happy with it
except
for continuing problems with the carburetor. I had it rebuilt last spring
but that only lasted one season and by the end of the year I was again
experiencing low speed engine surges and stalls.

I've heard that the 97 Merc carbs are cheaply made to start with, and you
should just bite the bullet and replace it. So what are my options? Any
recommendations? I've also heard of a trottle body replacement kit from
Merc. Any experience out there?

Thanks,

-Rob

Just a word to the wist, If you do replace the carb listen to the
engine with the box open to make sure it's not pinging. The new fuel,
with ethanol, makes your engine run leaner. If the carb you buy has
smaller jets, along with the new fuel, you can end up with pinging
(detonation) and it can destroy your engine in a very short time. It
happened to the owner of my old boat, one engine had the carb replaced
a few years ago, worked fine for three years, that engine failed last
year. No water in it, bent connecting rods, wiped bearings, burnt valve
seats, it was unbeleavable. The engine had under three hundred hours,
looked like it had 5000 hours on it. The other engine, with the
original carb, no problems at all.

On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 15:54:38 GMT, "Rob Wolters"
wrote:

Good morning,

I've got a 97 Maxum 2300SC - 5.7/350 Mercruiser Alpha One - 2V TKS Carb. I
bought the boat used two seasons ago and have been very happy with it except
for continuing problems with the carburetor. I had it rebuilt last spring
but that only lasted one season and by the end of the year I was again
experiencing low speed engine surges and stalls.

I had four of these mounted on my Boston. Darn good engines.