I have a boat engine problem It is a 89 17ft bayliner capri with a 2.5 l omc IT worked GREAT all summer since getting the timing fixed, new coil pack, new spark plugs, point cleaned and carb rebuilt in may and then on sunday night I was getting pulled skiiing went a little ways husband stops saying thinks the boat is running out of gas, (gas gauge doesn;t work) any thoughts about how to fix that too> go back to shore trailer it. Fill it up with gas last night take it out, starts HARD then it fillinally starts, start going with it and its doing the same thing it was doing on Sunday fast slow studdering doesn't stop though until a ways up the lake at the fishing spot, try to start it has a little trouble right away then it starts and sounds good find the fish, fish, start it, move, find new spot runs fine, anchor, fish then start it up drive it around a ways does fine, start for home and a ways down the lake it starts acting funny again slow fast slow fast, starts to slow down with throttle wide open some poping sounds (can they backfire) in the engine get it back to shore and its trailers again, a few weeks ago he started have trouble getting it out of geer once in a while too are the two related???? What should we do? We haven't tried anything yet.
I will have him look at the oil and make sure there is no water in it? Would that be the only tell tale sign that the motor is leaking water? We don't really know to much about enginies, how long do spark plugs last in boats> and how about points? (or are they the same thing?) would we need to replace them again?
I will have him look at the oil and make sure there is no water in it? Would that be the only tell tale sign that the motor is leaking water? We don't really know to much about enginies, how long do spark plugs last in boats> and how about points? (or are they the same thing?) would we need to replace them again?
