Not yet, I’ve been hesitant to mess with the carb without a manual and have been having trouble finding one, and from what I had read I need a special tool for the idle mixture screw which I’m still looking for. Gonna go to a marina in the morning and see if they can get me a carb rebuild kit...
Hey All,
I wanted to run some issues by the forum to give me an idea on what to do next, as I’m just about ready to give up and pull the boat out of the water and take it to a marina.
I have a 2006 Maxum 1800SR3 with a 4.3TKS (engine serial number OW612960). I put the boat in the water at the...
Hey there, I’ve got a 2006 maxum 1800sr3 with a merc 4.3 tks in it. It’s been running well aside from intermittent beeping I seem to be getting fairly regularly while cruising around 3000rpm or higher, also happens sometimes when I’m bringing it up on plane.
The beeps will often be...
I went back over and checked it out again. It doesn’t sound like the fuel pump is working. Last week when I replaced it I could hear it whirring while the boat started and ran, and it isn’t doing that when I start it. I tried bypassing the oil pressure switch just to see if I wasn’t hearing it...
Definitely fuel still, it’s a merc 4.3 TKS. After narrowing down the problem to fuel related, I pulled the fuel pump and replaced it about a week ago. It fired up no problem, took it out for a tour of the lake with no problems at all, came back and docked it for a week. Went to start it today...
Just bumping this for an update. I replaced the fuel pump and it fired right up, no problem. Just went to start it up after it sat for a week and a bit, same thing as before. Won’t fire up. Any thoughts what could be causing this? Maybe vapour lock?
Yeah, I just tried it again and tried bypassing the oil pressure switch. No difference and I definitely couldn’t hear the pump working at all, tried giving it a whack or two as well. I’m not sure if it might be a clogged line or something along the way but again, it doesn’t feel like the pump is...
Hey all,
First time poster here, been lurking for the last week or so for an answer to my boat’s issues…here’s what I’ve got so far.
Boat ran fine to start the year, just got it last fall and had the water pump impeller replaced during winterizing. I’ve had it out a handful of times this...
