[Alberg30] fuel starved ?

[Robert Kirk]

Tom Swift wondered:
>My fellow Alberg sailors, My 1966 Atomic 4 and I set sail down the Chicago 
>River and waited for all 13 bridges to go up in order to gain access to 
>the lake. At bridge 13 the engine failed.
>Sounded a lot like it couldn't get fuel. In neutral it would limp along 
>but in gear just sputtered and stalled. Intermittent but treacherous.
>Today after cleaning the plugs I set out for a harbor tour with the engine 
>only. All was fine until I made a sharp turn and the engine spluttered 
>again. Ran OK again until another sharp turn then the same deal.
>
>Any ideas, ( other than install a Yanmar !). Water separator, bad fuel, 
>fuel filter ??

Exactly the same symptoms as my 1966 Atomic 4 in Isobar after I launched 
this Spring.  I had worked on the fuel system over the winter and must have 
shaken some debris loose. Eventually a piece of grit wound up in the carb. 
You definitely (probably) have dirt clogging somewhere. Try cleaning the 
fuel filter and fuel bowl, and finally the carb, if necessary.

>Yikes I hate the engine, but am a slave to it now.

Bite your tongue; it's a great engine. Purrs like a kitten now.

Cheers,

Bob Kirk
Isobar #181
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