I switched the carbs this weekend. However... not even Texas was big enough for Ike apparently. Since I was on my own, I did not want to fight the wind and rain that was left over from Ike here. It did seem that the starboard motor now idled and had better throttle response. I will get a chance to go for a run this coming weekend and see what we see.
While messing with the carbs, I decided to try to clean up the fuel system some and have a couple questions. How flexible should a fuel hose be? The 3/8" hose between the Groco filters and on engine filter were much softer than I wuld have expected... I could pinch them closed with my thumb and forefinger. I didn't like that so I replaced those lines on both engines. The lines between the on engine filter and pump and between the pump and carb are all tubes (copper?). Some of those look like they have taken some abuse... can I replace those with rated hose? Or do those have to be metal tubes? Also, is pipe tape necessary with the threaded connections on these tubes? I cleaned all that crap out and reconnected with out using tape and so far they are not leaking.