BruceWayne
Cadet
- Joined
- Feb 4, 2011
- Messages
- 8
I recently purchased this boat and was told it had water in the oil and probably had a cracked block. Since I'm out of work and had the time I thought I would try to fix it with zero experience with marine engines! So I drain the oil and water and put oil in it and changed the spark plugs, hook up the water and charged the battery and cranked over the motor. It turned over just enough to let me know it was not seized up. However I discovered there was no water making it up to the engine. So I tried flushing it out from the hose to the water pump(out drive), then past the thermostat into the exhaust manifold. Thinking it might be plugged up, no luck. I just got the water pump off and when I inspected the impeller, it looks pretty good(no cracks, little wear).
So now where do I go? The key is in the shaft holding the impeller in place. When I ran the engine the prop moved when I moved the shift in the forward position. I did lubricate the cylinder walls before I turned the engine over and eventually ran it for a short period of time.
A lot of information, but hopefully enough to get some good advice! Appreciate any help, kids are begging me to fix this boat. So that is my story!
thanks
brucewayne
So now where do I go? The key is in the shaft holding the impeller in place. When I ran the engine the prop moved when I moved the shift in the forward position. I did lubricate the cylinder walls before I turned the engine over and eventually ran it for a short period of time.
A lot of information, but hopefully enough to get some good advice! Appreciate any help, kids are begging me to fix this boat. So that is my story!
thanks
brucewayne