So, to start this off, the Boat is my fathers. It sat for roughly 3 years and no one touched it. Before this, we took out on Lake Michigan Frequently with no issues at all.
I decided I was gonna get this boat running so I could do some real fishing, not many options for shore fishing around here, so I started working on this thing. First thing I did was get a new gas can, ran new fuel lines, checked the plugs, they seemed fine. I put the thing in the water, and with a new battery, after almost 3 years of no use, the thing fired right up, idled a little rough, but otherwise ran like a champ. Took it to a lake and ran it for an hour or two, just to get all the crap out of it, ect. Took it out on the big lake, (Lake Michigan) and had no issues perch fishing all day.
A few days later I took it to a smaller, inland lake, motor started right up, we got to a location, turned it off. When it was time to move I got nothing from the ignition. No click, no turning, nothing at all, just dead. Checked wires, ect, everything seemed fine, but the battery wires were in pretty bad shape. I replaced those when I got home and still nothing, it was a push to choke ignition and it wasn't even choking the engine, so I figured the ignition went out. I replaced that as well, wiring it up one wire at a time from old to new (since I dont have a manual) Now I get signs of life from the motor, it turns over, but doesn't start. It also seems to be flooding badly, I pulled plugs and they smelled like gas, and I did notice the motor seemed to be putting a lot of overflow of gas and oil into the lakes...a little stream behind us before it quit. I did notice that a orange wire is dangling from where the ignition switch was, this appears to be the choke wire. Any ideas of where on the switch I should wire this too? Anyone have a diagram or something? I cant seem to find anything online.
Could the choke not being hooked up properly be the issue? Like I said, before I replaced the battery lines and ignition, when it ran the thing started on the first turn of the key and ran like a champ..it would stall every now and then at low speeds, but otherwise ran like new. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!
I decided I was gonna get this boat running so I could do some real fishing, not many options for shore fishing around here, so I started working on this thing. First thing I did was get a new gas can, ran new fuel lines, checked the plugs, they seemed fine. I put the thing in the water, and with a new battery, after almost 3 years of no use, the thing fired right up, idled a little rough, but otherwise ran like a champ. Took it to a lake and ran it for an hour or two, just to get all the crap out of it, ect. Took it out on the big lake, (Lake Michigan) and had no issues perch fishing all day.
A few days later I took it to a smaller, inland lake, motor started right up, we got to a location, turned it off. When it was time to move I got nothing from the ignition. No click, no turning, nothing at all, just dead. Checked wires, ect, everything seemed fine, but the battery wires were in pretty bad shape. I replaced those when I got home and still nothing, it was a push to choke ignition and it wasn't even choking the engine, so I figured the ignition went out. I replaced that as well, wiring it up one wire at a time from old to new (since I dont have a manual) Now I get signs of life from the motor, it turns over, but doesn't start. It also seems to be flooding badly, I pulled plugs and they smelled like gas, and I did notice the motor seemed to be putting a lot of overflow of gas and oil into the lakes...a little stream behind us before it quit. I did notice that a orange wire is dangling from where the ignition switch was, this appears to be the choke wire. Any ideas of where on the switch I should wire this too? Anyone have a diagram or something? I cant seem to find anything online.
Could the choke not being hooked up properly be the issue? Like I said, before I replaced the battery lines and ignition, when it ran the thing started on the first turn of the key and ran like a champ..it would stall every now and then at low speeds, but otherwise ran like new. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!