AQ131 Questions

[scottatwork]

Greetings again.<br />1986 Bayliner, Volvo-Penta AQ131A-D .....<br /><br />Well I put my $60 distributor cap on yesterday but did not have a garden hose attached so I did not run my engine.<br /><br />Questions are: IF it does start up and then shut down again am I looking at a bad ballast resistor?<br /><br />Would water in the fuel do this? (The boat has been sitting for a year)....<br /><br />I am tempted to siphon the gas out and fill up both of my vehicles and go put fresh in.<br /><br />That leads to the next question:<br /><br />I was at the marina the other day and they sell the fuel filter/ water separator......<br /><br />What brand is best for aftermarket?<br /><br />The guy was trying to talk me into the Mercruiser brand and it looked bullet proof and had two taps so I could run an outboard right out of my main fuel tank.......<br /><br /><br />I did try to start the boat after the distributor cap, fired up and died again but it was cold and I figured it was best to wait until I get it into the driveway and get the hose hooked up to it.....<br /><br />Most of my problems with this boat stem from the fact that it just hasn't been run.<br /><br />Also note - this has an electronic ignition on it, no points......Probably aftermarket according to the dealer where the boat was purchased.

 

[Haut Medoc]

Re: AQ131 Questions

Scott, I still don't know what engine you have exactly, but any water separator will do Merc., Sierra, etc. It is a good thing to have. Don't ruin your cars by switching gas. Add something like 'valvetect'gas treatment, install the separator, add fresh gas & keep running it. It does sound like your issue is fuel related & not ignition. Check for spark when it dies to be sure. Oh, never,never,never run the engine without a water supply because you will fry the impeller & have to deal with over-heating issues as well......JK

 

[scottatwork]

Re: AQ131 Questions

Roger that, will do <br />I am going to replace the impeller but I do not want to destroy it, it's working now obviously hehe...<br /><br />I'll have water hooked up to it tonight and run it, but basically if it starts and dies it could be water in the gas?<br /><br />And how much gas treatment do I use?<br /><br />This is the Vovlo AQ131 2.3l engine......electronic ignition now, new cap (used rotor but cleaned and in excellent shape), new plugs and wires (correctly installed)....new oil too <br /><br />I'll get the mercruiser water separator and get it installed tonight, not a bad deal for $35.....plus filter.....