caniborrowit
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- Jul 26, 2012
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First post, new boat owner as of 2012. I have a '89 Baretta Phaser with a 5.0 Ford and OMC drive that I bought last year. 2 weeks into owning it the coupler burned up. Got it fixed and everything was fine the rest of the summer. Get it out this summer and no problems until 2 weeks ago I started losing power and reading through the forum it sounds like I have a spun hub in my prop. Put on a new prop, fixed the problem.
Last weekend we take the boat out, go across the lake about 3,000 rpms and a 10 minute cruise no problem. Park at the beach for a couple hours, get back into the boat and head back across the lake. Into a pretty stiff wind so was at about 3,500 rpms. All of a sudden smoke starts coming out of the engine compartment, look at my guages. Temp around 240, oil pressure seemed a bit low also. I panicked, cut the engine, got towed to the dock and am wondering what to do.
I can handle most automotive repairs so I'm fairly mechanically inclined but know nothing about boat engines. Through reading on the forum I gather it could be the water pump, thermostat, risers?
A couple specific questions I have I would love some help with: Would this have ANYTHING to do with the coupler? Is it possible something could be plugging the water flow through the engine? Would overheating cause problems with any other components? What are specific steps I can take to diagnose the problem?
The boat is a lot of fun when it's working correctly and in the water, not when it's sitting in my driveway or at the shop. I'm not ready to quit on it yet if it's easily fixable but if it's gonna cost a bunch of $ I may have to cut my losses. Please help, thanks.
Last weekend we take the boat out, go across the lake about 3,000 rpms and a 10 minute cruise no problem. Park at the beach for a couple hours, get back into the boat and head back across the lake. Into a pretty stiff wind so was at about 3,500 rpms. All of a sudden smoke starts coming out of the engine compartment, look at my guages. Temp around 240, oil pressure seemed a bit low also. I panicked, cut the engine, got towed to the dock and am wondering what to do.
I can handle most automotive repairs so I'm fairly mechanically inclined but know nothing about boat engines. Through reading on the forum I gather it could be the water pump, thermostat, risers?
A couple specific questions I have I would love some help with: Would this have ANYTHING to do with the coupler? Is it possible something could be plugging the water flow through the engine? Would overheating cause problems with any other components? What are specific steps I can take to diagnose the problem?
The boat is a lot of fun when it's working correctly and in the water, not when it's sitting in my driveway or at the shop. I'm not ready to quit on it yet if it's easily fixable but if it's gonna cost a bunch of $ I may have to cut my losses. Please help, thanks.
