888 sterndrive foamy oil and wiring problem

[mlryan]

i have a 888 sterndrive, cant remeber the year off hand. we took it ou fishing and foamy white oil started coming out of the breather (assuming oil waster mix). Could a hole in the exhaust manifold be the problem? Another thing i noticed is that where the thottle rod comes out by the carb there is a switch that touches the throttle rod that seems to be wired to nothing. Can anybody tell me what that is and how it sould be hooked up. Somebody told me that theres supposed to be a wiring harness but i dont see one.<br /><br />praying for an answer

 

[mlryan]

Re: 888 sterndrive foamy oil and wiring problem

oh, i forgot to add that when we went to start the boat it would start right up, but when we would go to put it in reverse it would die very quickly. we would start it right back up with no problem and try to put it into gear and the boat would jump and die. In order for us to get the thing to go we had to shift from neutral to forward and go heavy on the throttle. any suggestions as to what the problem might be. Im used to working on cars but boats are a whole different story.

 

[moderator1]

Re: 888 sterndrive foamy oil and wiring problem

Moving to Mercruiser, Volvo and OMC I/O......