so I bought a boat that supposedly only had corroded battery cables and a "clicking sound" when trying to start, short version of story is that the motor was seized from apparently having sat idle for 8 years, so that new price-gauged oem starter from the local boat shop did nothing to help. Soooo, I tore into the motor, got down to where I had the heads off and voila, was able to get the rest of the reciprocating assembly to turn after removing rust from two of the cylinders.
got the heads cleaned up and new valves at the local machine shop, all new gaskets throughout, after numerous broken bolts and studs and retapping and cursing, where I'm at now is
NEW:starter,plugs, plug wires, cap, rotor, ignition sensor, coil, battery, thermostat, gas drained and brand new tank of gas, got spark, checked TDC #1 cylinder for ball park timing twice, checked fuel pump was pumping fuel, rebuilt carb and now can't get to start.
I'm so close after all this literal blood and sweat (not to mention repainting trailer, rewiring and new LED lights, rebuilding and recarpeting steps, and dealing with the PITA of getting a title and license on the trailer from a no title, no registration state), I'm at my wits end and nearly out of budget to do any more repairs.
I know starting fluid is made out to be a big no no, but with starting fluid I can get the motor to run for a few seconds. I do get spray into the carb from pumping throttle, best I can tell I do have spark, do have fuel, have tried removing grey tach wires from neg side of coil to no avail, have pulled the oil press wires off the sensor and jumpered them together, the shift interrupt switch is sitting where it should be in the valley of the mechanism.
I've spent every day since buying this thing researching troubleshooting, buying parts, wrenching on it in the blazing heat, changed shift bellow and lower cable while I was at it, and just want to get her on the water already!
Please help! thank you!!
got the heads cleaned up and new valves at the local machine shop, all new gaskets throughout, after numerous broken bolts and studs and retapping and cursing, where I'm at now is
NEW:starter,plugs, plug wires, cap, rotor, ignition sensor, coil, battery, thermostat, gas drained and brand new tank of gas, got spark, checked TDC #1 cylinder for ball park timing twice, checked fuel pump was pumping fuel, rebuilt carb and now can't get to start.
I'm so close after all this literal blood and sweat (not to mention repainting trailer, rewiring and new LED lights, rebuilding and recarpeting steps, and dealing with the PITA of getting a title and license on the trailer from a no title, no registration state), I'm at my wits end and nearly out of budget to do any more repairs.
I know starting fluid is made out to be a big no no, but with starting fluid I can get the motor to run for a few seconds. I do get spray into the carb from pumping throttle, best I can tell I do have spark, do have fuel, have tried removing grey tach wires from neg side of coil to no avail, have pulled the oil press wires off the sensor and jumpered them together, the shift interrupt switch is sitting where it should be in the valley of the mechanism.
I've spent every day since buying this thing researching troubleshooting, buying parts, wrenching on it in the blazing heat, changed shift bellow and lower cable while I was at it, and just want to get her on the water already!
Please help! thank you!!