we are the beverly hillbillies

[lquested]

well to all that read my post about my title probs got it all straightend out. took boat out to lake fired up put in gear it died ..over and over again...brought boat home looked on here found out idle maybe set to low.. turned idle screw up alittle went back to lake to try it and battery dead..that was saturday.. came home put on charger..... sunday went to lake with kids put boat in water started and put in gear whoooo hooooo it worked.. kids jumping ready to go.. all climbed in putted thru no wake zone got into open water hit wot man we were flying at bout 10mph..(now im upset) but wait it get better. im mad thought well stay and putt around kids swim all that good stuff... my oldest son says " dad i fell like were the beverly hillbillies " i ask why he say well that pontoon boat with a 85 hp is passing us up and we have a 125 hp.. well we still had fun .boats legal. now if some one can tell me why 10 mph at wot. im guessin ill rebuild carbs and fuel pump and see if that works but any ideas would be helpful... thanks for all you guys help so far and happy boating.

LEE

 

[roscoe]

Re: we are the beverly hillbillies

Was the engine revving up?
What rpm's did it go up to?
Was fuel tank vent open?


Did you have all 4 sparkplugs in? just kidding.

 

[lquested]

Re: we are the beverly hillbillies

the motor would rev sometimes like it wanted to get up and go.rpm's dont have tach yet.fuel vent ill look ..plugs yes i put back in after checking spark i get spark on all 4 and comp is 120 on all 4.son drove boat and i tryed to adj carbs.. top carb i could close screw all the way and it still run ,,bottom carb would choke out when i did that but no real diff when trying to adj them. oh this is an 88 bayliner capri 1900 br w/ 125hp force.

 

[JB]

Re: we are the beverly hillbillies

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=250874

 

[roscoe]

Re: we are the beverly hillbillies

No telling what got messed with on the carbs.

Don't run the motor until it gets fixed. If the carbs are leaned out, you will burn up the motor.

Get a repair manual and get back to the factory starting point on the carbs.
Then adjust and sync. Not fun but needs to be done before the motor is toast.

 

[lquested]

Re: we are the beverly hillbillies

jb i do search on here if i dont find something that helps me out then i post why do you alway give me a thread that tells me to do a search.? and of all the post i read on here i dont see that anywhere else that really makes me feel unwanted here and if thats so tell me ill dissappear.....

 

[maxum247]

Re: we are the beverly hillbillies

the motor would rev sometimes like it wanted to get up and go.rpm's dont have tach yet.fuel vent ill look ..plugs yes i put back in after checking spark i get spark on all 4 and comp is 120 on all 4.son drove boat and i tryed to adj carbs.. top carb i could close screw all the way and it still run ,,bottom carb would choke out when i did that but no real diff when trying to adj them. oh this is an 88 bayliner capri 1900 br w/ 125hp force.

Wondering if the float and or inlet needle in the carb is hanging up and your carb is dry more than full.
Good Luck!

 

[bman1bpm]

Re: we are the beverly hillbillies

I'd do exactly what you said, rebuild the carbs and replace the fuel pump diaphragm(s).
Once that is done be sure that when the trottle is all the way open that the butterflys in the carbs actually open all the way, you may need to adjust your throttle cable.

 

[puddle jumper]

Re: we are the beverly hillbillies

Just a thought but could the air vent on the hood be pluged.
It sounded like the day was still a good day.