Hello everyone,

Does anyone know a type of wood anchor inserts I can use to hold my battery tray. The screws holding my battery tray stripped out completely. It was  fixed before the first time the screws stripped out by using bigger screws and it just strippped out again. Maybe some type of wood anchor inserts will fix this problem. Thanks in advance!

Hello everyone,

My oil pressure switch is connected to my electronic Carter fuel pump. It's making the fuel pump cut in and out. I tried to replace the oil pressure switch but when I plugged it in, I didn't hear my fuel pump run when I turned the key to the on position. The new oil pressure switch is also different but the threading is the same. Does anyone know what type my old oil pressure switch is? My old one also came with an adapter of some sort. What's weird is when the engine is running, it seems like the fuel pump is running and the engine never shuts off  but with the engine off and the key in the on position, one light tap will shut off the fuel pump and one light tap would turn it on. Attached are picture of my old and new oil pressure switch. Thanks everyone in advance.

I can't see if fuel is shooting down the carburetor because I'm doing it by myself. Can't pump it by hand because it will not move. I'll disconnect the throttle cable later today to see if I can pump it by hand a watch for fuel going down the carburetor.

I'm not sure if it's an HEI ignition or not because I've never heard of it. I've included some pictures for you guys to help me out with this. I'm not sure what to do at this point to find out why there's no spark.

Hello Everyone,

I hope all is well. I'm new to this forum and in need of some help... I'll start off with information on my boat.

-1995 Eliminator 207Ski Jet Boat
-Marine Power 454 Big Block
-Carter Electronic Fuel Pump to Rochester Carburetor
-Dual Optima Two Year Old Batteries with plenty of cranking power
-Engine was rebuilt in 2013 and ran maybe 4-5 hours so far. I never take this boat out for some reason...

Anyways, I'll just get to the point from here. My boat just cranks but won't fire up and run. I tried spraying starter fluid in the carburetor I purchased last year and had no luck. Last time I ran the boat was last year for about an hour. I haven't checked but I'm pretty sure there's plenty of spark. I believe its a fuel issue going into the carburetor because I really didn't smell any fuel when I was pumping the throttle. I did smell the starter fluid but not much fuel. Fuel tank was filled to full from empty last year with fuel stabilizer. I've also tried to just stepped and hold on the throttle while cranking (which always worked before without starter fluid) but it won't fire up. Now even if there's no fuel going in the engine, wouldn't the starter fluid at least fire up the engine and then cut off? Am I not spraying enough, or spraying too much, or just spraying in the wrong area? I don't know what it's called, but I sprayed in the front two port of the carburetor underneath the air filter. I even let the boat sit for 20 minutes thinking I flooded the engine and when I cranked, all it would do is just crank and won't fire up. I checked the fuel pump and it's pumping out gas. This boat does not have a choke for some reason. I'll check for spark later today but like I said, I'm sure there is spark. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

One thing I'm curious about. If I have an electronic fuel pump, why do I have to pump the throttle to bring gas to the carburetor? I've always wondered that.