Fishin Dan
Cadet
- Joined
- Jun 20, 2005
- Messages
- 8
About 4 months ago I bought a motor from a guy on craigs list. He started it up for me and did a compression check---all good 120 per cylinder. I put it on my boat and off I went, sort of. When I shifted in reverse to get off the dock, the boat went forward, and of course when I shifted in forward I went in reverse. No I did not have the cables hooked up backwards. Is this a counter rotating lower unit?? I swapped it out with another lower unit that I had from one of my 1st 3 motors, this is my 4th in as many years. I'm hell on these things for some reason. Anyhow after I changed-out the lower unit all was good for a month. Now it starts fine on the hose, goes into gear and rev's up great, once in the water it starts fine but will not rev up or get on a plane. I thought it may be a fuel problem so I put a new fuel line on it and removed cleaned and replaced the carbs. (which were spotless) however it still has no power in the water and uses alot of gas. This motor also has a electric fuel pump whitch seems to pumping gas alright I also have good spark on all 4 cylinders and new spark plugs What else should I be looking for??? Please help with any info Thanks Dan
