Re powered my 86 sea ray that had a rim bolt 5.0 with a center bolt 5.0 thunderbolt iv engine. The engine will fire right up and run perfect for a couple seconds then die and backfire through carb if you try and throttle it. I don't believe I have a fuel issue. The manifold is grounded...
1989 citation 190 bow rider. Had the hub fail on my 19 p factory prop so I need a new one. Tried out a 17p last night and the boat immediately planes but lost 8mph in speed. I tube a lot and wakeboard on occasion but also like to cruise. Looking for some help on the right choice of prop. Is...
Boat is an 85 bayliner. Just replaced carb to rule out an issue and I am having the same problem. She starts and idles fine and runs smooth at no wake speed. When I bring it up near half throttle I can hear it sputtering and if I try to accelerate more it bogs and backfires. I have new...
Just picked up a boat that has a broken motor mount. When engine torques the port side of the mount lifts off the hull. Its tied into the rear stringer which is not rotted. I was wondering if the motor mount is Glued to the hull and then glassed over of if its just glassed? It seems that...
The boat is a 2455 bayliner ciera with an aq225 and what we believe to be a 270 drive. I had the bellows go bad on the water and it washed out the intermediate bearing which is now vibrating. Is this a single or dual bearing drive?
I just pulled off my upper gear housing to replace the Bellows after they failed last trip out. We caught it in time and only ran about 20mins with them leaking. I noticed that the oil was milky but none of the seals are wet and all seem watertight. I just purchased this boat and installed a...
Drove the boat all summer with no reverse and its time to fix it now. It is hard to shift from nuetral to forward and will shift into reverse but I have nothing when in reverse. No grinding at all and no metal shavings in the oil. I took the cable off and shifted it manually and still...
Took the boat out for its maiden voyage and After a few minutes running it at a pretty good rate I have chocolate milk spraying out the breather on the valve cover. The engine oil is milky also. We had no problems when on the garden hose. The motor is a Brand New 2.3 Truck engine and cylinder...
New to the boating world. Just picked up an 87 renken 19ft boat for $500 with the trailer. Has a bad crank and rusted cylinder walls. I have a complete 2.3l motor from an older ford that is almost brand new. What has to be changed to put this motor in the boat? I would assume the marine 2.3...
