2.3 Ford OMC

[Anais]

Hey gents,
i am new to this forum because i recently purchased an 88 Bayliner Capri bowrider. it has a 2.3L Ford omc motor. I'm trying to get it started but I'm not sure whats going wrong. the guy i got it off of said it was working the day before because he had it out but I'm not sure how honest that answer was. when i was looking at it; the carb wasn't getting any gas so when i opened it up to take a look at it there was water and gas mixed in the carb. it fires up easy once i put gas through but once its gone it shuts off. any ideas here would help greatly. thanks in advanced.

 

[Sparkscw]

Re: 2.3 Ford OMC

You might try isolating your fuel tank (in case it has water in it) by hooking a section of fuel line hose to the inlet side of your water/fuel seperator and placing it in a 5gal gas can.
If that works you may have to drain your tank and replace with fresh fuel.

David

 

[jkgregg]

Re: 2.3 Ford OMC

Hi Anais,
I am in the same boat you are, pun intended. I bought my 87 bayliner capri 2.3L OMC just 5 days ago. I wish I would of started reading this forum before I bought this bought. I would of never bought it, but i did and now I am in the process of fixing it just like you.

I too couldnt get it started, so I pumped out 7 gallons of brown sludge in the gas tank. I rebuilt the carb and changed the fuel filter. After all that I got the ford running just long enough to find an enormous crack on the bottom of the exhaust manifold. Did I mention to say ENORMOUS? After looking for a replacement I came to find there is none. There is a guy in Florida that makes them by hand and he charges $1600. That is more than I paid for the boat. So, I found a guy here in town that is going to weld it. I guess he fixes old blocks and heads that have cracked. He sounds like he knows what he is doing.

Anyway if your boat sat for as long as mine did, 2 years, than you really need to do what I did. It was really easy and it didn't take me that long.

Good luck to you!

 

[Liquid_force]

Re: 2.3 Ford OMC

you might have a look at the fuel line fittings directly on top of the tank. My boat (an '89) had a gel-like substance built up on the fittings, and the check valve had corroded to the point that it would not flow much fuel at all. I replaced the check ball with a plain barbed hose fitting and my problems were solved (temporarily). The following season (spring '09) I had to replace the fill and vent hoses which were badly decaying, and now my fuel supply issues are solved.