stevenw00
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- May 25, 2008
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- 91
I've got a few questions. First off, the motor is on an '85ish Sylvan (can never remember the exact year of the boat or motor) Super Sportster. Great little setup for the wife and I. I'm the 3rd owner.
First question: After getting good and warm, the dang boat has idling issues. Typically, I can get it to idle, but it will almost never go into gear without killing the engine. Other times, it won't idle at all. I've had the boat 3 years, but these have included buying to foreclosed houses, so we've only taken it out about 6 times. Can someone give me ideas on where to start checking things, or what to do?
Second Question: I had the boat serviced before I ever put it in the water myself. I told the marina to check everything out and make sure it was good to go. I'm trying to remember, but I think they put a new impeller in it, but they didn't say anything about the lower unit leaking. I went a year w/o every thinking about it, since they had just serviced it. Before taking it out at the start of the second year, I changed the fluid in the lower unit, and it had just a tad bit of water in it. I've gotten to where I check it before every trip, and it typically has at least a tablespoon of water, and possibly as much as 1/4 cup of water in it. Is this probably condensation or it is leaking? Is this little water an issue, or will they all get a little bit in them? I don't want to be careless, but it is kind of a pain to have to check it every time I want to take the boat out. Especially now that we're hoping to take it out more.
Third Question: I'm including a few pictures that show some leaking grease. The grease zerk is on the opposite side and appears to fill the area the motor pivots around while turning. Is there anything special about the grease I should be using and is it common to leak this much? I'm guessing it is common, but again, want to cover my bases.
Fourth Question: When the boat was serviced after I bought it, they said they fixed the tilt/trim, however I found a plug today, that isn't connected to anything. I'm including pics of what I think are the male and female ends of it. The female is connected to a small black box that resides under the seat, where the battery is.
Final Question: My prop is slightly beat up, but I don't know what is TOO beat up, and needing replaced. I've read a ton of threads on how to size props, etc. but haven't noticed anything on how beat up is too much. I also can't recall if the tach works, so I currently don't know how to check to see if this prop is doing what it should. I'm trying to remember from last year, but it seems like the boat runs 33-35 mph, but that the tach wasn't working. I'll check it out when I take the boat out in the next day or two, but wanted to ask these questions before I did.
I'm throwing in some other pictures, because I know how everyone like pictures. Thanks for any help, and happy boating!
First question: After getting good and warm, the dang boat has idling issues. Typically, I can get it to idle, but it will almost never go into gear without killing the engine. Other times, it won't idle at all. I've had the boat 3 years, but these have included buying to foreclosed houses, so we've only taken it out about 6 times. Can someone give me ideas on where to start checking things, or what to do?
Second Question: I had the boat serviced before I ever put it in the water myself. I told the marina to check everything out and make sure it was good to go. I'm trying to remember, but I think they put a new impeller in it, but they didn't say anything about the lower unit leaking. I went a year w/o every thinking about it, since they had just serviced it. Before taking it out at the start of the second year, I changed the fluid in the lower unit, and it had just a tad bit of water in it. I've gotten to where I check it before every trip, and it typically has at least a tablespoon of water, and possibly as much as 1/4 cup of water in it. Is this probably condensation or it is leaking? Is this little water an issue, or will they all get a little bit in them? I don't want to be careless, but it is kind of a pain to have to check it every time I want to take the boat out. Especially now that we're hoping to take it out more.
Third Question: I'm including a few pictures that show some leaking grease. The grease zerk is on the opposite side and appears to fill the area the motor pivots around while turning. Is there anything special about the grease I should be using and is it common to leak this much? I'm guessing it is common, but again, want to cover my bases.
Fourth Question: When the boat was serviced after I bought it, they said they fixed the tilt/trim, however I found a plug today, that isn't connected to anything. I'm including pics of what I think are the male and female ends of it. The female is connected to a small black box that resides under the seat, where the battery is.
Final Question: My prop is slightly beat up, but I don't know what is TOO beat up, and needing replaced. I've read a ton of threads on how to size props, etc. but haven't noticed anything on how beat up is too much. I also can't recall if the tach works, so I currently don't know how to check to see if this prop is doing what it should. I'm trying to remember from last year, but it seems like the boat runs 33-35 mph, but that the tach wasn't working. I'll check it out when I take the boat out in the next day or two, but wanted to ask these questions before I did.
I'm throwing in some other pictures, because I know how everyone like pictures. Thanks for any help, and happy boating!
