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So I know I just posted about getting parts for a 300 motor but over the weekend a running 550 came up for $100 bucks and I figured why not go bigger right away. So I took the carb rebuild kit i got for the 300 carb and put it in the 550, from my understanding it is the same. I transferred the 550 motor from the 550 hull to the 300 hull again because from my understanding the 300 pump with a 550 motor is more desirable. Got everything in and mounted up, cranked it over and kept cranking. Went inside double checked the needle positions, top left 15/16, middle right 1-1/8, bottom left 1-15/16. Tried again, full choke, crank-crank-crank nothing. Took off the spark arrestor, choked, then while choked, placed my hand over the opening of the carb, thing sputtered and then rev'd right up to what sounded like "im going to blow up mode" i quickly killed it. Tried to get it to fire off again after that, no choke, no hand choking, wouldnt pop. This motor is stock, has good compression, I can see fuel being pumped as I put on a clear-ish line, needles look brand new (i cleaned them), etc.
Im leaning towards and air leak but any other input would be nice. I also dont like the "module" that has two wires going to it and fuel going to it, it seems to me that anything with electricity and fuel going to it cant be good.
Thoughts, questions, concerns?
If anyones bored and in the area- Delavan, WI. P.M. me for an address.
Thanks again,
Tom.
Im leaning towards and air leak but any other input would be nice. I also dont like the "module" that has two wires going to it and fuel going to it, it seems to me that anything with electricity and fuel going to it cant be good.
Thoughts, questions, concerns?
If anyones bored and in the area- Delavan, WI. P.M. me for an address.
Thanks again,
Tom.