OMC Turbojet mechanic in Arizona

[Ligge]

Taking the advice of others here I am reposting this in this forum and the Johnson Evinrude area, my apologies if you saw this elsewhere.<br /><br />I have a 1994 Four Winns Fling with a Johnson Evinrude / OMC Turbojet engine.<br /><br />I got it last year and it seems to blow an awful lot of white smoke and runs rough. I am not mechanically inclined and past attempts have taught me it is better to leave those things to others more qualified before I muck it up worse. <br /><br />I may have to go down that road later though.<br /><br />What I am really hoping for is some assistance in locating someone that will work on this boat for me.<br /><br />I can not find anyone in Phoenix and I have called or been everywhere I could find including the marina at Lake Saguaro. I even contacted Four Winns and they basically said to go buy a book. Ugh.<br /><br />I am not opposed to driving it somewhere to drop off as long as it is within a days drive of the Phoenix area.<br /><br />Thanks for any help you guys can give me. You guys really don't want me to try and work on this things... my posts will be frequent, frantic, and frustrated! <br /><br />Thanks much!

 

[Jeff Walkowiak]

Re: OMC Turbojet mechanic in Arizona

sounsd like a blown head gasket, not familiar with the engine size on that boat, did you run the engine hot a time or two? did you ask on hot boats forum

 

[gatorred]

Re: OMC Turbojet mechanic in Arizona

did you run it long my out board's smoke white after first ran after sat for season, the stuff put in gas might smoke till cleared out

 

[Ligge]

Re: OMC Turbojet mechanic in Arizona

Oops the engine size was listed in the draft of the post. Doh!<br /><br />Turbojet 115<br /><br />As far as running it hot, not to my knowledge, we got very little use out of it last year and I was very careful being my first time owning one. Now, it could have been run hot by the previous owner and the limited use I did have of it last season. I never even emptied a full tank.<br /><br />Of course, this year I want to go through a multitude of tanks, which is why I am trying to find a mechanic before I go out and do something silly and get stranded.<br /><br />Hot boats forum? Where would I find that?<br /><br />Thanks!

 

[Jeff Walkowiak]

Re: OMC Turbojet mechanic in Arizona

well you may only have bad fuel as it looses it's octane after 3 months and if there is no darkening of the paint or blistering at the top cylinder I assume it is a 4 cyl v engine and the top right cylinder will show the heat first,, just try fresh fuel. use a small auxilary fuel tank with new gas and conect it to where the fuel goes in to the pump on the engine, if it runs better that may be the problem and you will need to change out the fuel in the tank

 

[gatorred]

Re: OMC Turbojet mechanic in Arizona

I put stuff in gas(stable lizzer) run it till smoke's coming out then mt tank's people where it stored at steal gas then put 10 gallon's in tank mix oil in mine then run it till it clear's out if smoke persit's it problem just telling you how i store my boat's that keep's gas good my problem is gum up carb's and that costly.