Floridaboy0207
Cadet
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- Aug 30, 2015
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This is my first time using this site so I apologize in advance for any odd questions or being long winded. I live and boat here on floridas east central coast in Sebastian Fl. This past weekend my son and I took the boat (18' pro sport flats boat, 1994') to the Indian river to fish the local docks in the flat/shallow areas we often fish. This motor has run flawlessly over the last two years I've owned the boat, but on this trip I noticed as we idled around the motor was idling a bit erratic but nothing too concerning. We had lightning moving into the area which meant it was time to go. Once I slowly made my way to the main ICW channel. I opened the throttle up and it did slide onto plane, but I did notice the response was chopped up and sounded like a two stroke with fuel issues. It drove back on plane at 3/4 throttle all the way back near the boat ramp where I had to slow for bridge. When I tryed to get on plane again, nothing but erratic response with only 1/2 throttle avail at most. That's when the motor started to beep every three-four seconds. We did limp back to the ramp, and motor was not overheating (at least not that I know of) the motor was peeing completely through and temp was normal. Once I got home, I tried to restart the engine but to no avail. I poured out about a half gallon of gas into a glass jar thinking maybe gas? But it looked normal with no water.Any help I would greatly appreciate.
Ps- I had the annual service performed about six months ago new filters, oil change, water separator, etc.
This being my first four stroke, I would need some pointers on diagnosis, thx again
Ps- I had the annual service performed about six months ago new filters, oil change, water separator, etc.
This being my first four stroke, I would need some pointers on diagnosis, thx again