water in cylinder question force 125 84'

[bcsnare]

Boat has ran great many times this year. today, it became sluggish to get up out of the water. I called it a day, got it home and pulled the plugs thinking i might have fouled one. when i pulled the second from bottom a good bit of water poured out. i tilted the engine down and even more came out. wasnt milky at all ...clear. I'm pretty sure i can do the work, but i've never had this problem with an outboard and i dont know where to start. head gasket??

Any and all suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[bcsnare]

Re: water in cylinder question force 125 84'

also, i have noticed very recently that i was having problems getting better than 3800 rpm, i believe i used to get 44-46. today it wouldnt get up on plane...took about a minute to get to what i believe is about 50%.

another odd thing is that the shifter(throttle) arm has alot of "dead" degrees of rotation, and then does the full throttle up in about 25-30 degrees. I only ever drove an old aluminum sylvan but i dont remember that being that loose. is there an adjustement for that?

 

[chitownborn]

Re: water in cylinder question force 125 84'

sounds like your head gasket has seen better days, if your gettin water in the cylinders its time to change it. its easy to do good luck don

 

[jerryjerry05]

Re: water in cylinder question force 125 84'

Do a compression test FIRST!!! Then get back.J