Ive pretty much thrown ridiculous amounts of money at this thing and still can't find a mechanic who will work on it and address the issue that it only gets to 10mph at WOT. It has a 15 hp carb in it.
I know the carbs cam roller is synched properly. It has 93 psi on both cylinders. I don't know what rpms the thing is running at and the last two mechanics I took it too didnt check.
I took it to a backyard mechanic first, then a liscensed mechanic second. They both found a bunch of issues for me to fix, but at the after paying the bill I'm still going 10mph on a barely 12' aluminum v hull when I started with a engine that already worked for $500.
The first mechanic threw on a new head gasket, replaced the water pump and impeller and put on a new power pack since apparently I had starting issues at that time.
After that I replaced the furl pump and threw a new carb kit in myself. I couldnt get the cam roller to line up with the mark on the cam since its a 78 and there's no adjustment screw on the cam. The engine worked but it out at idle at that point and was slow @ WOT but it got the job done at that point last july.
Skip to march and I finally had the money to take it to a real mechanic. Apparently I had issues with my trottle linkage that they replaced parts in, repaired my recoil unit which worked but had parts misding. They cleaned my carb, and checked the lower seal which was leaking but apparently is holding pressure. They also threw a new prop on, replaced the spark plugs and checked the compression as I requested I requested. They synch'd the cam roller properly and readjusted the slow speed idle needle (?) So now it starts on first pull and doesnt have any issues at idle.
I asked the shop owner if there was any way I could test the motor on the boat in the water before I paid the bill because I was concerned about how fast the motor was goinh to move me @ WOT. The shop owner became clearly irritated when I requested this and told me, "That's not how this works."
When I showed up at the shop I actually got to speak to the mechanic who actually worked on it and he told me in detail what was done. I told him I had concerns about the motor running up to speed @ WOT, and he assured me it would be fine since, "The thing was roaring in the barrel."
So I ended up waiting 5 weeks and paying an $800 bill not knowing that there are ways to directly test the rpms on each cylinder with these small outboards. I cant find any other mechanics in my area who will work on a small older outboard like this.
I live in new york in the hudson valley region. Does anyone know any mechanic in the tristate region or even any mechanic up in the cny/wny region who would actually take a look at the rpms and fix the damn issue? Id be willing to travel to western ct, eastern pa, northern nj or anywhere in ny to get this thing running quick a WOT.
Here is proof a 1977 9.9 evinrude can get a boat larger then mine up to 25 mph
https://youtu.be/M_OZ4Qa7H9g
This is my boat. Granted Im a big guy, I weigh 270lbs, but 10mph?!
I know the carbs cam roller is synched properly. It has 93 psi on both cylinders. I don't know what rpms the thing is running at and the last two mechanics I took it too didnt check.
I took it to a backyard mechanic first, then a liscensed mechanic second. They both found a bunch of issues for me to fix, but at the after paying the bill I'm still going 10mph on a barely 12' aluminum v hull when I started with a engine that already worked for $500.
The first mechanic threw on a new head gasket, replaced the water pump and impeller and put on a new power pack since apparently I had starting issues at that time.
After that I replaced the furl pump and threw a new carb kit in myself. I couldnt get the cam roller to line up with the mark on the cam since its a 78 and there's no adjustment screw on the cam. The engine worked but it out at idle at that point and was slow @ WOT but it got the job done at that point last july.
Skip to march and I finally had the money to take it to a real mechanic. Apparently I had issues with my trottle linkage that they replaced parts in, repaired my recoil unit which worked but had parts misding. They cleaned my carb, and checked the lower seal which was leaking but apparently is holding pressure. They also threw a new prop on, replaced the spark plugs and checked the compression as I requested I requested. They synch'd the cam roller properly and readjusted the slow speed idle needle (?) So now it starts on first pull and doesnt have any issues at idle.
I asked the shop owner if there was any way I could test the motor on the boat in the water before I paid the bill because I was concerned about how fast the motor was goinh to move me @ WOT. The shop owner became clearly irritated when I requested this and told me, "That's not how this works."
When I showed up at the shop I actually got to speak to the mechanic who actually worked on it and he told me in detail what was done. I told him I had concerns about the motor running up to speed @ WOT, and he assured me it would be fine since, "The thing was roaring in the barrel."
So I ended up waiting 5 weeks and paying an $800 bill not knowing that there are ways to directly test the rpms on each cylinder with these small outboards. I cant find any other mechanics in my area who will work on a small older outboard like this.
I live in new york in the hudson valley region. Does anyone know any mechanic in the tristate region or even any mechanic up in the cny/wny region who would actually take a look at the rpms and fix the damn issue? Id be willing to travel to western ct, eastern pa, northern nj or anywhere in ny to get this thing running quick a WOT.
Here is proof a 1977 9.9 evinrude can get a boat larger then mine up to 25 mph
https://youtu.be/M_OZ4Qa7H9g
This is my boat. Granted Im a big guy, I weigh 270lbs, but 10mph?!
