Pulled a family boat out today that hasnt run in a few years. It's been in a heated shop, under a cover, and was drained of fuel and fogged before sitting. Half the day was spent moving other **** out of the way that accumulated in front of it over the years lol.
Mixed up some fuel, threw the hose muffs on and God damn is fired up on the second crank and that 2 stroke sounded crisp.
No water out of the tell-tale though. I turned up the hose spigot and that had no effect. So I held the muffs on (is this bad?) which stopped them from leaking, still nothing out of the tell-tale. So I figured a blockage or bad impeller - but it was replaced before it ran last. I stood up and I swear there was water coming out from around the lower cylinder's spark plug. I immediately killed the engine and at that point. Given the time it was and the amount of crap I had to put back in the shop, I wheeled the boat back in and called the day a defeat.
So some history, it was last on the water in 2022. It ran great, punched up and got on plane, cruised on plane nice at 32kmhr and topped out at 52kmhr (32mph).. I have that info written down because I was comparing the 3 blade with a 4 blade prop. Oh and at that time the tell-tale pissed like it had been drinking Miller Lite all afternoon.
So without jump to worst case scenario, what are my next steps to diagnose this old beauty? Is it possible there's a seal failure in the LU and me forcing water through the muffs backfed water into the exhaust and then through the exhaust valve into the cylinder? And praying nothing bent.... Or is the head gasket the most probable?
Compression on all three cylinders in 2019 was lowish but even at 98-100-100. So once I figure the cooling system out, I'll rent a compression tester again
Any thoughts and prayers are welcome. I love this outboard so I have a pit in my stomach right now.
Mixed up some fuel, threw the hose muffs on and God damn is fired up on the second crank and that 2 stroke sounded crisp.
No water out of the tell-tale though. I turned up the hose spigot and that had no effect. So I held the muffs on (is this bad?) which stopped them from leaking, still nothing out of the tell-tale. So I figured a blockage or bad impeller - but it was replaced before it ran last. I stood up and I swear there was water coming out from around the lower cylinder's spark plug. I immediately killed the engine and at that point. Given the time it was and the amount of crap I had to put back in the shop, I wheeled the boat back in and called the day a defeat.
So some history, it was last on the water in 2022. It ran great, punched up and got on plane, cruised on plane nice at 32kmhr and topped out at 52kmhr (32mph).. I have that info written down because I was comparing the 3 blade with a 4 blade prop. Oh and at that time the tell-tale pissed like it had been drinking Miller Lite all afternoon.
So without jump to worst case scenario, what are my next steps to diagnose this old beauty? Is it possible there's a seal failure in the LU and me forcing water through the muffs backfed water into the exhaust and then through the exhaust valve into the cylinder? And praying nothing bent.... Or is the head gasket the most probable?
Compression on all three cylinders in 2019 was lowish but even at 98-100-100. So once I figure the cooling system out, I'll rent a compression tester again
Any thoughts and prayers are welcome. I love this outboard so I have a pit in my stomach right now.
