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I got the boat to start my farther in-law messed around and got all the spark plug sparking and it fired up. We still don’t know about the milky oil it really wasn’t much milky oil when I drained it and none on the dip stick of cap just up in the oil filter. I was thinking maybe it’s my...
Yea I checked that. I know it. If I get lucky I’m going to start winterizing it. It was sounding the overheat alarm on the last day of use last summer. I’m hoping it’s only a head gasket or the thermostat but I guess I’ll know if it is a head gasket when my farther in-law checks the compression...
It’s a 4.3 mercury. Carb engine. It has new battery spark plugs and fresh tank of gas. Sounds weak when trying to start and won’t fully turnover I don’t think the bindex is popping out into the fly wheel.
Had it for 6 years I never winterize it just pull drain plugs bc I keep it in my heated garage. I have not check for spark yet and I’m doing a compression check later today
My boat won’t start sounds like it is trying to so I replaced spark plugs and still nothing. So decided to change oil and found this I got water in my oil filter
