Hello, I've used your guys knowledge before. But this is my first post. Anyways. I have a 1992 225 Four Winns Sundowner with a 5.8 engine.
The boat has sat for a few years but recently I bought what was supposed to be a 5.8 out drive. After driving 3 hours to pick it up, I got home and eventually noticed the plate on the out drive states its a 5.0. The old owner blocked me so I couldn't recover my money. But after talking to a marine mechanic and reading on here, he stated we could use the out drive but might need to swap out for a different prop.
Yesterday we took it out on the lake and the boat would not plane out and the RPM's would not go over 2400. When we had the boat on land it would rev up, So I am confused as what could possibly be the culprit. Any help or direction would be appreciated, thanks in advance !
The boat has sat for a few years but recently I bought what was supposed to be a 5.8 out drive. After driving 3 hours to pick it up, I got home and eventually noticed the plate on the out drive states its a 5.0. The old owner blocked me so I couldn't recover my money. But after talking to a marine mechanic and reading on here, he stated we could use the out drive but might need to swap out for a different prop.
Yesterday we took it out on the lake and the boat would not plane out and the RPM's would not go over 2400. When we had the boat on land it would rev up, So I am confused as what could possibly be the culprit. Any help or direction would be appreciated, thanks in advance !