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Hi, my starboard engine will start if I pump the throttle a couple times after a couple minutes it will die , if I pump the throttle a few more times it does the same thing. Changed fuel filter was full. Removed carburetor checked float , repacked needle valve and seat, no change. Switched fuel hose from port side tanks no change. Pulled vent hose to carburetor and it seems to run slightly longer. Will die most of the time if I try to give it more throttle. Put a bottle on carb feed and it appears be getting at least some fuel. Need suggestions 1989 Crusader 270 Quadrajet carburetor

Getting some fuel ? I would check the fuel pump pressure .

Pressure is good. Still dies after a couple minutes. When I move throttle lever I can hear fuel squirt into carburetor. After it burns that initial fuel it dies.

Prior history?

Previously ran every day?

Just off 10 years on the hard?

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And you changed or at least inspected that little fuel filter right where the fuel line enters tbe carburetor? And the engine mounted fuel filter?

Changed both fuel filters. Ran with no issues a week prior. Took fuel sample and it looks good. .

Next time it runs out of fuel ( engine stops ), dont do anything until you until you take the top off the carb and see what is in the float bowl, if it is empty then you may have stuck needle and seat, fuel pump issues, kinked line, etc, etc, carbs need a level and some pressure to operate properly.
I am mentioning this because you said you could pump the throttle and get some gas for a while , then stops.

hooked wrote: ↑Mon Jun 25, 2018 4:21 pm Changed both fuel filters. Ran with no issues a week prior. Took fuel sample and it looks good. .

Took fuel sample from where?

I second the take a look advice. Will tell you if fuel is where it needs to be.

Can post pics of what it should NOT look like after i get to a computer.

Also, starboard engine being the problem implies there is a port engine. Switching carbs is a 30 minute investment to see if it is indeed only a carb issue. And before i forget, good luck! Be sure to post eventual answer, as solutions to Trojan problems are the very heart of this forum.