Hey guys, I am needing some help please !! I have a 225 oceanrunner and every time I use it, I spend the first 15 min having to pump the ball to get it up and on plane. Once it finally gets up to high RPMs and holds there for a min or so, it will run great for the rest of the day - flawless. To give you a better idea of the problems, here is how it goes. I put it in the water, it starts right away and idles well for 5 min or so then as it is time to leave I will attempt to increase the speed and it shutters and runs very rough, sometimes may die. Pump the ball again, restart fine, then take off to the same shuttering and rough running, if I keep pumping the ball, with each pump almost it will increase the RPM's by 500. With steady pumping it will surge its way up to 5-5500 RPMs and eventually stop surging and run perfectly fine for the remainder of the day. The engine is a 97 model with very low hours and well maintained. I have already replaced all fuel filters, plugs, ball (inline pump ball) and impeller. If it was a carburator issue wouldn't it run rough all the time and not just the first 10 min of the day ?? The other day I ran @ 100 gallons through it and after the same episode in the morning, it ran perfectly the whole day. Thanks for any suggestions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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