tired 225

[coricluster]

hey here i have a 25 ft carolina coast center console with a 91 or 92 ev 225. it seems like its not getting the power it should have out of the hole. it seems like its studdering alot and all. could it be plugs? carbs? i had 7 people on it today and a heavy cooler and i couldnt get it to go past 26 knts. with just me it goes almost 30 no problem....seems today to have run worse than it ever has. any ideas? let me know thanks guys

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: tired 225

what have you checked? compression,spark on all 6. anything? model #?

 

[coricluster]

Re: tired 225

compression is good on all 6. it seems like its got hesitation....like when im blasting out of the hole it goes. but its slow. it seems like theres alot more there than what its giving me...studdering real bad then it goes. then when i get it up and im trimming up to get it to go good it sounds like it wants to go then u hear it open up and going...im not a mechanic, my old man knows a little bit. it almost sounds like it starving for fuel or something. im gonna check the plugs tomorrow and change them.. to check for spark i just need to pull out the plug but keep it on the wire and turn the motor right? i need help im not a mechanic im a fisherman lol

 

[coricluster]

Re: tired 225

bump

 

[coricluster]

Re: tired 225

ok, compression is good. i checked spark today and have that on all 6. do u think it may be in the linkage that im not getting what i need out of the hole? how do i go about adjusting it at the engine? do u think it may be the control? its and older single handle morse control. anything else i can look for? please help me out here guys, im stuck

 

[Dhadley]

Re: tired 225

Describe "good compression". What are the numbers? What spark plugs are you running? Has the motor been sitting at any time for more than a month without running?

 

[coricluster]

Re: tired 225

from 105-108 on all. plugs look good. its getting better..think i had bad gas it sat the whole summer.

 

[Dhadley]

Re: tired 225

What spark plugs are you running? Has the motor been sitting at any time for more than a month without running?

 

[coricluster]

Re: tired 225

i am running NGK plugs. motor sat most of the summer without running.

 

[Dhadley]

Re: tired 225

Ok, you'll probably want to get the right plugs (Champions) in there to avoid possible piston issues. Then cleaning the carbs would be a great idea. After sitting that long the carbs may be gummed up. Stabilized fuel will help, if you're going to let it sit it's best to run some thru the motor.

 

[coricluster]

Re: tired 225

do u happen to know the number on the champion plugs? and why do i use them instead of ngk? i have always used ngk in everything ive had....and what piston issues are u speakin of? thanks Dhadley for your input

 

[Dhadley]

Re: tired 225

The combustion temps (not water temps) in your motor are designed around the Champion plugs. That's why you don't see any other brand listed in an E/J service manual for your motor. Fuel delivery, timing, head chambers and even the squish band is calibrated for Champion plugs. Other brands may burn hotter with their "equilivent" plug. You can run NGKs but I'd suggets going richer on the mid and high speed jets.

The opposite is true too. I'm sure you've heard Yamaha or Merc guys talk about "junk" Champions fouling out in their motors. That's because those motors were designed to run NGKs. The Champions were maybe a tad cooler and fouled out easier. Nothing wrong with either motor or spark plug. You're just using apples to try and make orange juice.

Running too hot of a heat range plug can cause piston damage. With todays fuel you don't want anything that adds combustion temps. If that were my motor I'd run QL77JC4s in it.

 

[coricluster]

Re: tired 225

thanks a bunch dhadley again for all your help. i will get champions today and run them.

 

[coricluster]

Re: tired 225

i changed the plugs today. did see a little diff....now i am having a diff problem lol...i shut it off tonight while drifting for rockfish and when to turn it back on and nothing....i fiddled with a few things and pulled off the motor cover and just turned the flywheel at the top a little and it started right up....is it the selenoid maybe? any other ideas? thanks again

 

[Dhadley]

Re: tired 225

When you say "nothing" do you mean not even a click or do you mean it spun over but wouldn't start?

 

[coricluster]

Re: tired 225

nothing at all.

 

[Dhadley]

Re: tired 225

One thing that would cause that would be the neutral safety swich in the control. If the shifter isn't in neutral completely it may not have closed the circuit. A blown fuse will act almost the same but you didn't mention changing the fuse and it started.

If it's the neutral safety switch you'll still get a click from the primer solenoid when you push the key in and the tach will still respond when the key is turned on. If it happens again just move the shift lever and see what happens.