flabullherder
Cadet
- Joined
- Dec 8, 2003
- Messages
- 16
I've got an 1987 Ocean Runner 200hp that someone put a 225 Powerhead on prior to my owning it. It's been running fine but I had a problem a few days ago. I was offshore and I set up a drift for about two hours. When I headed back to the inlet, the motor would idle but would die when I went to take off. After about the third start, I threw the throttle forward and it jumped up on plane. Wide open, the rpm's went back and forth from 3500 to 4500, as though I was pushing and pulling the throttle. I finally backed off to 3000 rpm's and it smoothed out some. I went back, flushed the motor, and now there's some black oil looking stuff coming out of the two ports at the back just below the cowling. There's enough of it that it's dripping down toward the prop. Don't know if these two problems are related, just thought I'd include the info in case it made a difference. Thanks for the help.