is this possible

[springhead]

Hi People, I have a 1990 90 hp Force,it died Monday out on the water. I looked at it tonight and couldnt turn the prop by hand. Figured its seized i tried to turn the flywheel with a ratchet and finally got it to move.<br />moves freely now and turns over except it wont start, is this possible that its not siezed or do you think its toast, thank all

 

[Docdoc]

Re: is this possible

What happened just prior to it dying? You need to do a compression test. That's the only way to tell anything about what is going on.

 

[eurolarva]

Re: is this possible

When testing compression test for spark as well.

 

[bnk999]

Re: is this possible

Did the overheat buzzer come on at any point? Alot of time when these motors just die it's due to an overheat-

 

[springhead]

Re: is this possible

Compression tested at 85 all three cylinders, a bit low,of course it was a cold test when i did it last night.(couldnt start it). manual says 135 - 150.<br />checked spark today, thats ok, didnt<br />overheat it the other day.<br />Finally got it running tonight and i heard a couple of knocks in the motor at high rpm's so i shut it off and called it a night. thanks everyone for the help, i think it toast