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<blockquote data-quote="tommygun23" data-source="post: 165799" data-attributes="member: 2940">Looking for input from a knowledgeable motor expert. So I have a 1984 Mariner 45hp 2-stroke 4 cylinder. I have been having troubles the past couple years with what seems to be float issues. Last year the bottom carb would be pissing a constant stream of fuel out of the overflow hole. After reading various stories, I adjusted the floats so that the bottom on the non-hinged side of the float is level with where the carb bowl sits on or where the gasket is, that seemed to fix the problem. Then again this year, same problem, pissing fuel out of bottom carb overflow. So I reset them just like I did before, seemed to work, took the boat out, then it failed me. So I went back to the drawing board, played with the float and set it so it is below gasket body or where the float bowl sits, that seemed to fix the problem, when priming up the fuel it seems to hold now instead of flood. So, my question is, do I set the floats so that the non hinged side sits up just a little from the hinged side, or so the float bottom sits level with the gasket/bloat bowl seat? I've read many different settings, so its hard to determine. Boat will not run without proper adjustment.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tommygun23, post: 165799, member: 2940"] Looking for input from a knowledgeable motor expert. So I have a 1984 Mariner 45hp 2-stroke 4 cylinder. I have been having troubles the past couple years with what seems to be float issues. Last year the bottom carb would be pissing a constant stream of fuel out of the overflow hole. After reading various stories, I adjusted the floats so that the bottom on the non-hinged side of the float is level with where the carb bowl sits on or where the gasket is, that seemed to fix the problem. Then again this year, same problem, pissing fuel out of bottom carb overflow. So I reset them just like I did before, seemed to work, took the boat out, then it failed me. So I went back to the drawing board, played with the float and set it so it is below gasket body or where the float bowl sits, that seemed to fix the problem, when priming up the fuel it seems to hold now instead of flood. So, my question is, do I set the floats so that the non hinged side sits up just a little from the hinged side, or so the float bottom sits level with the gasket/bloat bowl seat? I've read many different settings, so its hard to determine. Boat will not run without proper adjustment. [/QUOTE]

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