I thought I should start the thread with three phrases that get used together very often on iboats. A little history, my wife's dad bought the boat new in '88. It sat on a lift in a marina for the first few years, then went to a barn, then another barn. It wasn't started for 12 years, then I...
I'm trying to chase down an overheat problem on an 88 Bayliner (5.0 GM engine). I've pulled the circulating pump, housing looks good, impeller looks good. Can you buy bearings and the seal for a marine application? It doesn't leak, but the bearings feel a little rough, though it could be my...
63 pages!!! I almost skipped supper for this thread. Millions (well...hundreds) of us want to see the finished product. I'm trying to be supportive and encouraging....and get to see the finished boat. :)
I'm working on an '88 Bayliner Capri, 102 hours, 5.0 GM OMC cobra drive. Had the carb rebuilt last year, ran perfectly when it was winterized in September. It started after about 10 seconds of cranking this spring, but it won't wind out completely when the secondaries open. It idles good, is...
I'm reinstalling the outdrive and can't get it to go. Engine alignment is good, everything is greased, I have the outdrive supported. I've read every version of how to do this(including the service manual), and nothing has helped. It seems like the ujoint center socket won't fit through the...
I'm working on an 88 Bayliner, 5.0 OMC Cobra drive, that has bad upper gears. If I'm correct in my research, it is 21:17 ratio. I may have an opportunity to buy an OMC Cobra from an 89 model with a 5.7 engine. I think that ratio will be 21:16. Won't that lower my engine rpm at a given speed...
Hello,
I need help from the experts here. The boat is a 1988 Bayliner Capri, 2050 cx 5.0 OMC stern drive. The boat hadn't been in the water since 1999 or earlier, after a trip to the boat mechanic, a set of points and a carburetor rebuild, it seemed to run fine. We unloaded it, made about a...