I take good care of my engine and I run it every week or at least every other week even if I don’t take it out on the water, I still run the engine for the last couple of years now today I go out for memorial day of the engine won’t start. I tried running at five or six times for about 10 or 15...
So we inherited this engine it's in pretty good shape cosmetically we're trying to get it running good but once we have it I linked it'll shift into forward but is grinding gears going into reverse and won't go in. When the engine is off if we turn the propeller while trying to shift into...
When servicing the water pump and attempting the reassembly of the lower unit we had the lower shift rod in the wrong position once we figure that out and took the lower unit back off now the shift rod doesn't engage anything inside the gear case it just spins and only moves up and down about an...
I think the wires are connected correctly because the radio was working before I left the boat alone for a couple of months... I'm going to try the other thing that you say that makes perfect sense thank you I'll let you know what I find
Okay here's what I have I tried disconnecting the battery charger didn't change the alarm situation. Inline fuse for the radio is on the yellow battery wire there is also a red ignition wire going into the radio. Whenever the battery switch is in the on position the inline fuse blows on the...
Chapparal 204 SSI 4.3 GXI E engine, now have an alarm that will not stop (replaced the alarm and an oil pressure sensor, all guages are normal and working) Now new issue have found that my new Boss radio amp continously blows 15 amp fuses.....
the only thing that happened before this all...
Okay here's another update I replace the oil pressure sender that was broken and the audible alarm unit. The alarm is still running continuously. The only thing that I did was replace a bad battery charger before I try to get the motor up and running does anybody think that could cause this...
Another update I checked under the dash and I located the audible alarm so I know where that is when that fails does it fail to the beeping state is that possible
So I had my chaparral boat with a Volvo Penta 4.3 gxi the sitting for a couple of months and then when I went to start it up the alarm sound that turns on when you turn the key and it's supposed to turn off when the engine starts would not turn off. All gauges work and we're reading normal...
I cannot find this anywhere. The spring has gone so th switch doesn't return to mis position when moved up or down. I have the switch coming but how do I get to it. Is is a side mount chaparral 204 said 2004. Thanks
