I was out today not for long and noticed I didnt have much power. Opened up the engine bay and pulled the dipstick and the oil looked to be a dark kakhi color. Where it showed some water in the oil but not a bunch. So that points you in a direction of a seal gone bad I know this. But, I also...
So it is almost cold enough here to worry about winterizing. I have already unscrewed the blue plugs in the manifolds to drain the water out. I was wondering if this was good enough or should I run some pink stuff through the motor as well.
Boat will start but only when you give the carb some gas. I have a 2005 Mariah with 4.3L Merc and stock carb. Only had this boat about a week and a half and when I test drove it before I bought it would start right up. But, he had the idle way up and I turned it down to 900 RPM at idle. Any...
When my 2005 Mariah sx19 with a 4.3 Merc is in idle the oil pressure is normal at 40 on the gauge. When I throttle up it moves to 80 and stays at 80 until I go back to idle or idle in gear. This boat is new to me so I dont know how it normally is just how it was normal to me. Is this...
My wife was in the truck pulling me out after I had the boat on the trailer and hooked up. My daughter was hooking us up and she told my wife to go and I still was in gear. The prop hit the boat ramp and messed it up pretty good. I already bought a new prop but should I be worried about the...
When shutting off engine after a while the engine will not die completely. Its as if the fuel pump is still pumping fuel to keep the engine running. The symptoms sounds like the engine is starving for fuel to keep running. I tried pulling out of gear and leaving the boat idle for a while to...
I have replaced the rotor and cap and ran the dog crap out of the boat on Saturday. Yesterday when we took it out we were 5 miles into our boat ride when the boat just died. I pull the engine cover and the cap is loose and the metal peices on the rotor are broken completely off. They are brand...
