demarko210
Senior Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Jan 2, 2015
- Messages
- 655
I am new to boating as of last July. I purchased a 19ft grady white weekender cc with a 115 hp inline 6 5314656[FONT=Arial, Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif].[/FONT] i took it to a repair shop near me. they clean the carbs, installed a new bilge pump, and did a boat inspection for me. Well after getting the all green i take it to the ramp and try to start and it drain the battery trying to start. so i took it back to the shop an ask them to show me how to start the boat. The guy turn the key and told me the battery is drain. He removed the all the extra wire for a second battery and got confused and crossed the wires up and tried to start the boat. My old battery was fried after that. I would have charged it on my solar panel but now i have to purchase a battery from them.
Doing so the engine fires right up with the throttle advance but it is misfiring somewhere i was told by my auto mechanic that service the boat after that shop damage the battery. he only told me that once we took the boat out fishing. it ran ok on the muffs after he rebuilt the carbs (because he told me the other shop did not rebuild them only cleaned) and cleaned the tank, new sending unit, new fuel lines, fuel pump, water separator and bulb. We had problems with water and black stuff in the gas tank. my mechanic said if they cleaned the carbs the should have check the gas tank. dirty tank clean carbs is what lead to the fuel system rebuild. I did not change the plugs.
Ok the symptom of my problem is when i start the boat in the water and let it run, i feel a bump or bumps through the floor and when idle and wot. my auto mechanic told me that was the misfire. he told me to get a set of wires for the engine because they look like they needed changed. I did not tell him the battery was crossed. My question to the forms is should i replace my switch boxes, ignition coils, and rectifier too? I have not change the wires yet but i have just purchase them along with new ngk plugs. I know i should have gone back to that shop but i am just putting 2 and 2 together as to what is my problem with the engine. I have a shop manual and will try to fix myself. my mechanic help me alot over the summer learning about my boat so i feel it a simple task as long as i have a book, camera and this form.
Doing so the engine fires right up with the throttle advance but it is misfiring somewhere i was told by my auto mechanic that service the boat after that shop damage the battery. he only told me that once we took the boat out fishing. it ran ok on the muffs after he rebuilt the carbs (because he told me the other shop did not rebuild them only cleaned) and cleaned the tank, new sending unit, new fuel lines, fuel pump, water separator and bulb. We had problems with water and black stuff in the gas tank. my mechanic said if they cleaned the carbs the should have check the gas tank. dirty tank clean carbs is what lead to the fuel system rebuild. I did not change the plugs.
Ok the symptom of my problem is when i start the boat in the water and let it run, i feel a bump or bumps through the floor and when idle and wot. my auto mechanic told me that was the misfire. he told me to get a set of wires for the engine because they look like they needed changed. I did not tell him the battery was crossed. My question to the forms is should i replace my switch boxes, ignition coils, and rectifier too? I have not change the wires yet but i have just purchase them along with new ngk plugs. I know i should have gone back to that shop but i am just putting 2 and 2 together as to what is my problem with the engine. I have a shop manual and will try to fix myself. my mechanic help me alot over the summer learning about my boat so i feel it a simple task as long as i have a book, camera and this form.
