The bottom carb on my Merc 125 was dripping gas when I started it up today.
After a minute or so I had a considerable puddle of gas under the carbs.
What the hell caused this? This has truly been the motor from hell. The
engine at first was running a little rough but
started running ok after it warmed up. I took the cover off and there was a
puddle of gas under the carbs, enough that when I tilted the engine and the
gas fflowed to the back of the housing it dripped out onto the leg of the
outboard.
Anyone know what cause this or what to look for to stop it?
Thanks John

"JGK" wrote in message .. .
The bottom carb on my Merc 125 was dripping gas when I started it up today.
After a minute or so I had a considerable puddle of gas under the carbs.
What the hell caused this? This has truly been the motor from hell. The
engine at first was running a little rough but
started running ok after it warmed up. I took the cover off and there was a
puddle of gas under the carbs, enough that when I tilted the engine and the
gas fflowed to the back of the housing it dripped out onto the leg of the
outboard.
Anyone know what cause this or what to look for to stop it?
Thanks John

Could be a stuck float, or simply the gas line to the carb leaking,
either at the connection to the carb, or up from that and running
down. Bad float chamber gasket, simply flooded it when starting, etc.,
etc.