Was helping a friend with a fuel starvation issue on one of his motors on a twin 1997 Volvo-Penta 4.3L cruiser and we changed out the fuel pump and relay. While connecting the fuel line on top of the pump that feeds the carberator on top, the portion with the plastic female connector or...
Mine has started acting up as in slightly hard to start, idling a little rough, but more importantly doesn't seem to wanna run well at wide open throttle like it's boggin down. To me sounds like it's not firing on all cylinders anymore.
It was purring like a kitten prior to taking on some...
Starts and runs well. When I turn the key on the tach drops to zero and stays there. With afully charged battery running the battery indicates approx. 12.5v and when I fast idle, it dips t ever so slightly downward.
Today I changed the stator with no change. The old stator had 2 yellow wires, 1...
Re: West Marine GP Polyester Resin still tacky?
Yes I do and you're right there are some little air bubble pockets or blisters scattered about. Couple of the big ones I cut out and sanded and will need to fill. Looks like I will have to do the same for several others. And I still have a lot of...
Looking ahead to the next step after completing my patchwork of the hole punched in the bow by the previous owner seen in another thread, I will be needing to re-paint the bottom of the boat, so I'm starting to load up on info.
The boat has been and will continue to be used in the salt waters...
Re: West Marine GP Polyester Resin still tacky?
Yeah yesterday evening (yucky humid) I went ahead and began sanding the patch down. It's approximately 18" long by 10" wide in the middle shaped kinda like a stretched football pretty much along the upper strake almost to the bow. It actually...
It sez on the can "Cures to a hard finish". The product model number is 1937762.
I know there's a difference between waxed/non-waxed polyester resins for curing etc. but this can mentions nothing about it other than the cures to a hard finish statement.
Should I just let it cure a little while...
Got a 21 ft Sun Tracker Party Barge and right now it sits on my boatlift. Would like to find an old conventional V hull trailer and convert it to carry the Toon. Not looking really to travel it other than in/out of the water and parking it alongside the house for maintenance.
Was wondering if...
Re: Basic 1995 Yamaha 150 V6 SaltWater Series Questions
If this helps, according to the chart posted in a sticky the motor shows as a 1996? The PID tag on the port side of the transom mount reads as follows:
Model name: S150TXRU
Then...
Prefix model code: C64
Transom/shaft length: UL
Serial...
Being an outboard novice, been fixing up this boat/motor. Finally got the motor to fire up and run today...long story. But was hard to tell is it was pumping water, so I shut it off after only maybe 60 seconds.
Questions:
1. When running is there a water stream that's supposed to come out from...
Let me preface by saying I am a complete novice on big outboard setups both motors and the OB boats themselves. My experience is mainly I/O V4-V8 boats ranging from small ski/tube boats to 30+ foot twin big block go-fasters. I have and have owned small OB's from 5 to only 40hp on a toon boat of...
It (1999 Force 40hp) overheated once and since then the Teleflex tach stopped working. Motor runs fine now no problems (knock on wood). Nothing obvious with the wiring and all the fuses are fine. Did notice the (new) battery leaks down voltage now over the course of about two weeks requiring me...
Re: Converting Ignition Switch
Oh okay didn't know there was a difference other than some have a push to choke ability. Anyway here's a pic of what was in there.
1995 Century CC 20 footer with a Yamaha 150 outboard. Boat was basically a hand over to me and had sat on a lift for about 4 years. It's in fairly decent shape but needing some work here and there. I've alreadyt syphoned the stale fuel from the tank. Also the ignition key is missing so I was...
Last weekend took the old gal out for a late afternoon ride (1999 21 Party Barge w/40 hp Force OB). All seemed to be going well. at one point while trolling along I got up to look behind to check for water spitting out (changed impeller etc last fall). I only saw little to almost no water and it...
