parkjehhyun
Cadet
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- Mar 7, 2013
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Hi all,
Sorry for the long story, but here is what happened. Any help, advice, or insight is MUCH appreciated!
I took my 1996 bayliner with Force 120 HP out a few days ago and ran into a concerning issue..
After fishing for a few hours near the Long Beach Breakwall, my buddy and I decided to head back in and hauled *****, reaching around 40 MPH. Once we neared the harbor, we tried to slow down to a 5 MPH, but noticed the RPM seemed to be "stuck" at a higher-than-normal amount (can't remember the exact RPM, sorry) and couldn't go lower than around 8-10 MPH.
Concerned we were going too fast for the harbor & creating some wake, I shifted the gear into neutral and shut down the motor to perhaps let it cool down.
After a few minutes, I turned the ignition on and within SECONDS, the RPM shot from zero to MAX. it scared the hell out of us, so I quickly turned off the ignition. Confused and unsure of what to do, I repeated the same procedure multiple times before deciding to remove the fuel line.
After a several ignitions after removing the fuel line, the engine ran out of fuel and wouldn't turn over.
I then reconnected the fuel line, pumped the priming bulb, and the engine turned over normally within a few attempts.
-Prior to hitting the water, I had a brain fart and added gasoline BEFORE adding 2-stroke oil (not sure if this is a huge deal, considering the boat ran fine for hours prior to coming to the harbor). Could this have caused it?
-Did running the engine fast possibly cause some type of over-fueling?
-Any tips on what I could do to prevent and troubleshoot if it were to happen again?
Again, thank you for bearing with the story. Any advice/insight is much appreciated!!
Sorry for the long story, but here is what happened. Any help, advice, or insight is MUCH appreciated!
I took my 1996 bayliner with Force 120 HP out a few days ago and ran into a concerning issue..
After fishing for a few hours near the Long Beach Breakwall, my buddy and I decided to head back in and hauled *****, reaching around 40 MPH. Once we neared the harbor, we tried to slow down to a 5 MPH, but noticed the RPM seemed to be "stuck" at a higher-than-normal amount (can't remember the exact RPM, sorry) and couldn't go lower than around 8-10 MPH.
Concerned we were going too fast for the harbor & creating some wake, I shifted the gear into neutral and shut down the motor to perhaps let it cool down.
After a few minutes, I turned the ignition on and within SECONDS, the RPM shot from zero to MAX. it scared the hell out of us, so I quickly turned off the ignition. Confused and unsure of what to do, I repeated the same procedure multiple times before deciding to remove the fuel line.
After a several ignitions after removing the fuel line, the engine ran out of fuel and wouldn't turn over.
I then reconnected the fuel line, pumped the priming bulb, and the engine turned over normally within a few attempts.
-Prior to hitting the water, I had a brain fart and added gasoline BEFORE adding 2-stroke oil (not sure if this is a huge deal, considering the boat ran fine for hours prior to coming to the harbor). Could this have caused it?
-Did running the engine fast possibly cause some type of over-fueling?
-Any tips on what I could do to prevent and troubleshoot if it were to happen again?
Again, thank you for bearing with the story. Any advice/insight is much appreciated!!
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