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Last year I blew a piston in the motor and replaced it, it ran ok but then more problems started. Then I started having a shuttering and lose of power issue that I never got resolved last year. I didn't have time to work on it this year so I took it a mechanic. He said he replaced the fuel...
My 1988 OMC Cobra took in some water last season and when I pulled the drive to winterize I had a lot of outdrive oil in the driveshaft bellow.
So today I started working on find the leaks, I assume there is a leak letting water into the outdrive and another leak letting the outdrive oil into...
Had a bad head gasket and am in the process of replacing them. This is one side I got taken off today. Not to thrilled with how 3 of the pistons and head side looks. What do you guys think??
Boat - 1988 Bayliner Trophy 2359
Engine - 1988 OMC 5.0L(GM) Cobra with a closed cooling system.
Start boat and let it idle at dock, doesn't reach temp. 5-10min in no wake zone out of harbor, gets up to temp. Go out and run the boat for awhile temp is right where it should be. Enter a no wake...
I'm having a hard time with my carb on my 1988 OMC 5.0L.Some times it starts right up no problem. Other times it just cranks and cranks. Fuel delivery is not a issue, always getting fuel pressure at the carb and the small carb filter is clear. It just like the carb is not squirting fuel. If I go...
Boat has a 1988 OMC 5.0 GM. It would run decent but had trouble starting. Also would only get up to about 3800-4000RPM. Added a fuel water separate, that had no effect on anything as expected. A friend owed me some money and had a sierra universal electric fuel pump kit so he gave me that. I...
Just installed a electric fuel pump on a 1988 OMC 5.0L(GM) It starts and idles fine. But on the water if I give it more then 3/4 throttle it bogs down and drops RPM's and loses power. Am I not getting enough fuel from the electric fuel pump?
My boat currently only has a starting battery. I'm rewiring the boat and adding 2 house batteries for a total of 3 batteries on board.
First question - Currently the starting battery is port side and all the way in the stern. I would like to move that battery and add the 2 news on to midship...
Doing some rewiring on my boat and have a few questions. I'll start with the plan first.
1 Starting battery
2 House batteries
2 Combiner switches, Switch 1 is for the house and its output goes to fuse blocks and then 2nd switch which feeds the starter. So I can have either house battery feed the...
Currently only hitting 32mph on my boat at 4000rpm at WOT. I can not get the 4800rpm WOT rating. What should I do? I would love to get 40mph out of this boat. Do I have a wrong prop? Is that causing me to not hit WOT rpm? Also the boat is a really sloppy handler backing up. What should I try...
Everything had been going well running the engine on the muffs. Till is started doing this yesterday. I tried tightening that screw thats in there, but that made it worse. Is it just a seal that needs replaced?
Just installed my 1989 Cobra outdrive on a OMC 5.0L. The outdrive is bolted to the pivot but not torqued yet. I tested out the shifting and it is very hard to get into gear, forward and reverse. Reverse does not engage, the prop still spins freely. Forward does engage. Any tips or suggestions...
Only one trim tab works. The tab cylinders only have one line going to them each. If I hit either switch up or down the motor runs. The port side works perfectly. When pressing the starboard side the pump run but that tab does not move. Is there a valve in the pump that directs the fluid to each...
New to me boat, going through it all. Found this loose in the bottom the bilge, have not traced the line back yet. I'm guessing a thru-hull transducer for the fish finder, but not sure. It says RADARSONIC
My gimbal bearing is stuck and I used a friends axle bearing puller to try and get it out. Well now the end of the axle bearing puller is stuck behind the gimbal bearing, and the gimbal bearing isn't budging at all, making me think that my puller so trying to pull something else and not the...
My current blower does not work and is not hooked up to any tubing, the tubing is there. When replacing the blower, do I want it to blow fresh air into the bilge or suck air from the bilge?
Every year I spend at least 2 weeks camping and boating on Lake George. Last year was a complete nightmare, still fun but just a nightmare. Decided not to bring my boat and I was meeting up with friends that had a boat up there. I get up and on the way to the island, we camp on the islands. His...
I got my first boat with a cuddy and was looking for tips, advice on spending a night at anchor. I'm on Long Island, so I would be spending it in a nice cove or little harbor. Tips on what to bring besides the obvious? Things like that. Thanks guys
