muskokamarc
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So over the weekend I took my 1985 SeaRay Monaco out for a drive. I drove for a solid 30-40 minutes, turned the boat off in the middle of the lake and went for a swim with some friends...
When I went to start it back up to leave, it was turning over strong, but not starting. The engine was very hot so I decided to let it sit for a little while and after about say 45 minutes of sitting in the open water I was able to start it with a bit of throttle. (Note: battery voltage was strong).
I can't tell why the boat is getting so hot and why it won't start up. Perhaps this is a thunderbolt ignition problem? Ignition is mounted to the exhaust manifold. See photo. The temperature gauge may not be too accurate and I forgot to bring my laser thermometer, but the manifolds were hot to touch.
I brought it home and tried to start later in the day when it was cooled off and again it was turning over strong but it wouldn't start.
Note: I had impeller serviced early July and rebuilt the original starter in June and two brand new charged batteries with more than enough power.
When I went to start it back up to leave, it was turning over strong, but not starting. The engine was very hot so I decided to let it sit for a little while and after about say 45 minutes of sitting in the open water I was able to start it with a bit of throttle. (Note: battery voltage was strong).
I can't tell why the boat is getting so hot and why it won't start up. Perhaps this is a thunderbolt ignition problem? Ignition is mounted to the exhaust manifold. See photo. The temperature gauge may not be too accurate and I forgot to bring my laser thermometer, but the manifolds were hot to touch.
I brought it home and tried to start later in the day when it was cooled off and again it was turning over strong but it wouldn't start.
Note: I had impeller serviced early July and rebuilt the original starter in June and two brand new charged batteries with more than enough power.