DouglasMB
New Member
I have been out of the country and now I am am home trying to get ready for the 4th. My engine will not start My brother and I ran the boat over to get gass yesterday to beat the crowd and after I shut if off it would not come back on.
It's the lead engine (with power steering and alt) It's dragging like it can barely turn over... then when it does it cut right back off... the engine turns over freely by hand... and when you take out plugs it turns over with no issues. But with only 2 plugs in it drags and wont turn over. We are going to try to swap starters and see if that is it, but we have never had any trouble and it is relativly new (the starter) it is an marine starter and just bought last season. I really am not a mechanic, my brother is doing most of the work. I am far from dumb though and I learn very fast, this is just not something i have ever needed to do. Has anyone had this sort of problem and might know what direction to point us in. We are going to work on it tonight and tomorrow to try to get it up and going for the fourth to take the kids to see fire works.
thanks
1981 25.5 AJ with 2 IO 485 Mercs
It's the lead engine (with power steering and alt) It's dragging like it can barely turn over... then when it does it cut right back off... the engine turns over freely by hand... and when you take out plugs it turns over with no issues. But with only 2 plugs in it drags and wont turn over. We are going to try to swap starters and see if that is it, but we have never had any trouble and it is relativly new (the starter) it is an marine starter and just bought last season. I really am not a mechanic, my brother is doing most of the work. I am far from dumb though and I learn very fast, this is just not something i have ever needed to do. Has anyone had this sort of problem and might know what direction to point us in. We are going to work on it tonight and tomorrow to try to get it up and going for the fourth to take the kids to see fire works.
thanks
1981 25.5 AJ with 2 IO 485 Mercs