PghBoatGuy
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Hello iBoats!
I have a 1992 Volvo Penta AQ230. Originally, the boat had trouble starting. After replacing the distributor cap and rotor, it idles nicely. We went ahead and adjusted the dwell and it is in spec 62 +\- 3 as listed in the service manual.
After taking the boat out on the water yesterday, it had very limited power when shifted into forward gear. I could push the throttle all the way forward, the RPMs won’t advance past 1300. This is not the case in neutral, where the engine revs up and down normally.
I should not it is difficult to tell exactly where it is RPM wise as the boats tachometer is also jumpy and will occasionally go all the way to 7,000 then back down again. Could this mean anything? Or is it more likely to be just a bad tachometer?
In the process of reinstalling the distributor cap we accidentally cracked the housing. We took care to install the spark plug leads one by one from the old cap. With this said, the boat was at a mechanic shop before we installed the distributor cap and rotor. They were the ones who diagnosed it. Is it possible the wires are swapped? Could that cause this sort of issue?
And what about a spun prop? It would just seem strange as the boat won’t even rev up when put in forward.
Thank you!
I have a 1992 Volvo Penta AQ230. Originally, the boat had trouble starting. After replacing the distributor cap and rotor, it idles nicely. We went ahead and adjusted the dwell and it is in spec 62 +\- 3 as listed in the service manual.
After taking the boat out on the water yesterday, it had very limited power when shifted into forward gear. I could push the throttle all the way forward, the RPMs won’t advance past 1300. This is not the case in neutral, where the engine revs up and down normally.
I should not it is difficult to tell exactly where it is RPM wise as the boats tachometer is also jumpy and will occasionally go all the way to 7,000 then back down again. Could this mean anything? Or is it more likely to be just a bad tachometer?
In the process of reinstalling the distributor cap we accidentally cracked the housing. We took care to install the spark plug leads one by one from the old cap. With this said, the boat was at a mechanic shop before we installed the distributor cap and rotor. They were the ones who diagnosed it. Is it possible the wires are swapped? Could that cause this sort of issue?
And what about a spun prop? It would just seem strange as the boat won’t even rev up when put in forward.
Thank you!