Recent content by wal1809

I would tend to agree. Why intermittent power? You reckon the coils are working then shutting off intermittently?

Compression is all within 10lbs The top 2 cylinders will fire over a half inch. No fire on the bottom 2 cylinders.

I read on a tractor forum they buy a new spark plug, cut that bent metal thing off and just hold it 3/8s from a ground source and bump it over. Yall do this?

I have never done a spark test measuring distance. Do you open the plugs to 3/8s or is there a tool I can pick up?

BTW. This is the boat we are talking about. Life is strange, as I have more invested in the lumber than the boat. The boat a trailer were free. The motor was free. The console and leaning post were 100 bucks.

Updating. I pulled the carbs to find they have recently been rebuilt, super clean, not even discolored. I agree with electrical can be the issue. I have already replaced the power pack. I suspect the stator could be the issue. When I run the boat it plows through the water with the...

I would have to tend to agree with your statement here.

I feel this is electrical. Some time back headed to the island. His sone waves, exact same missing out and eventually died, towed in. Found the problem immediately. I could see the red wire headed to the power pack was not properly secured. It made contact with the underside of the...

We are building a house on Matagorda Island. Rebuilt a pontoon boat to ferry all of the supplies. The engine was in dire need of some work. Ordered a new fuel pump as previous owner had an electric pump on it. The vro was already gone. The problem is it runs fine at slow speed. The...