Badfish95
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Jun 30, 2012
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Please help! I have been trying to fix this issue myself and am getting awful frustrated. The last few times I thought I had solved the problem I got a little cocky and relayed it to the family... Only to get out on the lake and experience the same results. The last time my 5 year old daughter Lilly told me, "Daddy, maybe you should double fix it."
Help me double fix it!
Symptom: The boat starts and runs fine first thing in the morning. We typically cruise the lake for 45 min to an hour and then drop anchor or tie up in a cove. After a few hours we'll go for another cruise and it usually puts the kids right to sleep. Lately, when we are leaving the cove the boat doesn't want to fire right off like usual. Then when attempting to get on plane it'll stumble or even stall out. One time it refused to start and we had to take the tow of shame to the dock...
I'll attach photos of the parts I've replaced but here is a summary of the repair attempts thus far:
1. Replaced the ignition coil pickup sensor inside the distributor. No change in performance.
2. Replaced the ignition coil. I used an auto coil from Napa but the parts guy assured me a coil is a coil, no change in performance.
3. Replaced the fuel pickup tube, anti-siphon valve and rubber fuel line to the fuel pump. There was a bunch of junk in the tube and the valve was crazy corroded. No change in performance....
4. Replaced the electronic control module in the back of the distributor. Spent $400.00, Used the heat sink grease and still no change in performance......
5. Rebuilt the 4 bbl quadrajet. I took my time and even did the upgrades like install the plugs where these tend to leak..... No change in performance.........
6. Winterized it and sticking in the shed until now.
So, good folks of iboats, got any ideas?
Help me double fix it!
Symptom: The boat starts and runs fine first thing in the morning. We typically cruise the lake for 45 min to an hour and then drop anchor or tie up in a cove. After a few hours we'll go for another cruise and it usually puts the kids right to sleep. Lately, when we are leaving the cove the boat doesn't want to fire right off like usual. Then when attempting to get on plane it'll stumble or even stall out. One time it refused to start and we had to take the tow of shame to the dock...
I'll attach photos of the parts I've replaced but here is a summary of the repair attempts thus far:
1. Replaced the ignition coil pickup sensor inside the distributor. No change in performance.
2. Replaced the ignition coil. I used an auto coil from Napa but the parts guy assured me a coil is a coil, no change in performance.
3. Replaced the fuel pickup tube, anti-siphon valve and rubber fuel line to the fuel pump. There was a bunch of junk in the tube and the valve was crazy corroded. No change in performance....
4. Replaced the electronic control module in the back of the distributor. Spent $400.00, Used the heat sink grease and still no change in performance......
5. Rebuilt the 4 bbl quadrajet. I took my time and even did the upgrades like install the plugs where these tend to leak..... No change in performance.........
6. Winterized it and sticking in the shed until now.
So, good folks of iboats, got any ideas?