ORIGINAL: carrellh
I'm not as hard core as many regarding tank position but 6 inches below the carb seems like too far.
Is the tank that low on the test stand?
Was it that low, in the boat, when you ran it with no issues?
The tank was an inch farther forward on the test stand than it is now. The engine was 2" farther forward when it was running better. It doesn't make sense because when the engine up and quits, a few drops of fuel drips from the carb. It was always seemed to draw fuel fine on the stand and in the boat. Turning the engine for 2 seconds gets fuel to the carb using an electric starter. It flooded a few times yesterday which I never had a problem with. I didn't plug the exhaust or carb to prime I either because I've never needed to.
I am going to move the engine back 2-3" more to see if it cures the problem.