Trott46 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 So a budd and I went out on the local wabash and white river today. The river is still high so we cruised up the white about 20 miles and decided to float awhile. We later found ourselves close to the bank as for the white is not a big river. so I went to start the boat and it was flooded. After 2 hours of floating and paddleing to stay away from the bank, I finnaly cracked the fuel line open and cleared the lines out as a last ditch effort. Luckly it worked. but my boat won't run at iddle or start without clearing the lines. If i turn it off it floods itself. I love my monterey but not to happy with mercruiser as of right now. Anyone have any ideas as of a cause to this? It is a 1997 180 with a 3.0L. I need a cheep fix so i can hit the water next weekend. Thanks anyone James Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The MOST 0 Report post Posted June 24, 2008 Hello James, If you have a Merc certified technician in the vicinity you might want to give them a call to troubleshoot with you. You can also give Mercruiser Tech Support a call at 405-743-6566. Have your engine serial number ready when you contact them. It could be the carb...or the fuel pump and probably not a cheap fix. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
