My engine makes a sound just like a chain clanking against a flag pole in the wind. So, it's not really a "ping", but more like a "pong, p-p-pong, p-pong". It only starts after the engine warms up, and is only audible from idle 'till about 1,500 RPM at which point it's either gone or drowned out...
6 weeks ago took boat all day, it ran great.
4 weeks ago went to go fishing. At the launch ramp the boat started up fine, after 2 minutes it bogged down, died. Cranked good, but wouldn't run even after 45 min. of trying the normal start up and flooded engine start procedure; fuel squirting...
Does this sound like I need to replace the U-joints? I have an SX-M 1.79:1 gear ratio oudrive on my engine. I have had the boat almost 2 years (2nd owner) and for the last 9 months I have noticed a high-pitched whine-almost-grinding sound (it wasn't present the last year and 3 months) come from...
I have a 19 gal. Moeller Marine crosslink polyethylene tank and have noticed a strong fuel smell everytime I take the cover off or put my nose in a storage hold or the engine compartment even when the cover has been off for some time. Sometimes when I'm out on the water I will smell it fairly...
This is a 1998 I/O engine. Just got the boat a week ago w/ less than 100 hours on it per original owner. Engine and boat looks top notch. Started fine, took out on the water twice for a couple of hours each time, ran fine. When attempting to launch third time engine will crank over but will only...
