[Alberg30] fuel starved ?

[David Swanson]

Tom -

I would second Robert's comments.  If it makes you feel better, by the
end of last season I could field-strip, clean, & re-install my carb in
the dark (at least in flat water).  One oddball problem I ran into, the
axel/shaft on the float on mine worked out of position & did the same
thing you described.

By a copy of Don Moyer's manual, you'll be glad you did.

David Swanson
Strayaway Child
Alberg 30 #229

Robert Kirk wrote:

> 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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