Some other maintenance issues took precedent over this. Been dealing with an engine hiss, leaking heat exchanger, and high idle rpm/throttle issues. Once these are taken care of though I'm likely going to do injectadeck on the bow but fiberglass replacement in the cockpit. I realized someone...
check distributor cap and rotor. i've had an engine start and run all day and then just decide the corrosion was too much to keep going lol. changed em out and starts like a champ every time
Well its not a lost muffler. There's definitely a muffler in there. I even changed it just to be sure. This particular engine is my problem engine. The shifter is much harder to push/pull than the port side and the heat exchanger on this side likely has a small raw water leak cause I can't keep...
My starboard engine is making this weird short hiss/air release sound whenever I put it in gear or give it some throttle. It doesn't stay hissing... just a quick PSHHHHHH. What could be causing that?
Well... the internet has officially sent me on a wild rampage of learning how to restore an entire boat and how to work with fiberglass. I now know three things for sure:
1. I probably have a lot more rot than I'd like to believe
2. Shit
3. I have a lot of work ahead of me this winter
So first of all... I already own the boat so telling me to run is not going to help :/
I noticed the other day when tying off the boat that on the bow above the cabin near the hatch on the starboard side there is a soft spot about the size of my foot. Thinking back to when I bought the boat I'm...
get yourself a fuel pressure tester to rule out leaks and to see if your getting fuel. it hooks into the schrader valve right near the IAC valve. crank the engine and it should read about 40-50 psi. im gonna lean more toward Wanderer's response though. It's likely the distributor cap and/or...
Well I got my answer. Apparently my uncle drained the tank at the end of the season last year while doing a compression test and didn't tell me. I was able to get it full after all... just took a lot of filling. Now let's hope it stays full haha
Hmm could be that the seller just doesn't know any better too. Mercury typically use Ford parts for their other engines but the mercruiser ones specifically use chevy. They prob just assumed mercruiser was a part of the mercury family and therefore would use the same parts