dlows185
New Member
- Nov 3, 2017
- 20
- Boat Info
- 2004 185 Sport 4.3 Mercury
- Engines
- 4.3
Had the boat on the river yesterday. 2004 185 Sport 4.3 153 original hrs. I went to put the boat in neutral after a 30 mile run at 3k RPM, and noticed the idle to be rough and almost wanting to die. I never let it stall out before bumping up the throttle. I also noticed white smoke and a heavy fuel smell coming from the back. The boat has always ran great, an i have had very little issues over the 5 years i have owned it. 2 weeks ago ran great no issues.
I decided to keep the boat running and take it back down river to where launched it. After docking it, it wouldn't start back up. I had to give it some throttle and it eventually it turned over. I'm thinking it was flooded. The boat is running great at speed.
After i got the boat out of the water, i noticed black stains on the horizontal area of the transom.
Is my boat running rich? What could have happened between now and 2 weeks ago when the boat was running fine?
I guess I'm asking where to look first in CSR expert opinions.
Thanks!
Derek
I decided to keep the boat running and take it back down river to where launched it. After docking it, it wouldn't start back up. I had to give it some throttle and it eventually it turned over. I'm thinking it was flooded. The boat is running great at speed.
After i got the boat out of the water, i noticed black stains on the horizontal area of the transom.
Is my boat running rich? What could have happened between now and 2 weeks ago when the boat was running fine?
I guess I'm asking where to look first in CSR expert opinions.
Thanks!
Derek