Six Pack issues and rebuilding by tommyg29

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3-8-2014

Started it after getting home from work, and spent the next few hours literally screwing around with it tonight because my rear carb was flooding... turned out the inlet valve threads in the float body were stripped, and after removing that carb to replace the bowl I noticed this for the first time:

correct me if I'm wrong but I dont think those should be there    

The list # is 4790 which is for a 340. I didnt see that either.

I just finished putting another bowl back on it and the inlet needle valve must have stuck because 5 seconds after turning on the fuel pump, fuel came flowing out the top vent again.

Pulled that one off and the needle valve seems to stick like it has some debris down in it, and its a brand new valve!

I just put an old valve in it and will see how that one works. I swapped a new o-ring onto it.

Now I know I probably should just break down and get at least one new outboard, and maybe an inboard too.

I may just be chasing rabbits here.

Spent the morning replacing a window and door handle on my daughters camry, otherwise I would hopefully be driving it right now.

Actually, I did drive it a couple times around the block a few days ago, but Thursday night the rear carb waterfalled again. I dont know now if I can ever have peace of mind with this thing now. Even if I get it running, Im gonna be paranoid putting the filter and shaker back on top of it, much less starting it up with a closed hood.

But now.... to check what other differences there are between the 340 and 440 outboards.

Again