Outboard issues

[SRT8 smoker craft]

I had that same problem... With my last motor...

 

High speed jet was plugged in my carb.... Seafoam cleaned it out... Heavy heavy dose of seafoam...

 

I am going to try that and replace the plugs hope that's the end of it

[fishboy]

Had the same problem once-hairline crack in the insulator of one of the plugs.

[Billy Bob]

Looking forward to the answer.....................

[SRT8 smoker craft]

Thanks for the info guys I went and bought a sparkplug tester and my top plug is bad (Thanks Tybo) hope that will be the end of my issues the coils are all firing so it must be that plug (found out the coils work the hard way DON"T touch a inline spark tester while the engine is running LOL)

[ttahhan]

I fished a tourney on st clair sunday and on the way out we were running 40mph and the motor bogged and we went down to 25mph but it sounded normal just no power , when we slow down you can feel the 3rd cylynder kick back on and start powering the boat it works fine at idle but as soon a you throttle it it boggs down I think it's a coil/plug or a carb/fuel prob . I am just looking for advice before I take it in hope this is the end of my engine issues it's only a year and a half old

 

Hello start by replacing the spark plugs one of them might have a hair line crack, Fuel problem being a year in a half old highly unlikley however the fuel filter could be clogged

and the worst case scenerio which again i doubt cause of age of motor, the lower end clutch packs could be burned out, caused by water entering through a worn out seal at the [propeller shaft....to check this open up drain plug and ensure the oil is not milky white....hope that helps

[SlowPoke]

(found out the coils work the hard way DON"T touch a inline spark tester while the engine is running LOL)

Ohhhh, did we forget to warn you about that?

That'll straighten your hair!

[davey buoy]

Thanks for the info guys I went and bought a sparkplug tester and my top plug is bad (Thanks Tybo) hope that will be the end of my issues the coils are all firing so it must be that plug (found out the coils work the hard way DON"T touch a inline spark tester while the engine is running LOL)

 

That was the the easiest and cheapest way to start. Congrats on a fairly easy fix!Except for the shock treatment:w00t:

Edited August 27, 2012 by davey buoy

[SRT8 smoker craft]

Ohhhh, did we forget to warn you about that?

That'll straighten your hair!

 

 

Meh it was like getting nailed by a BBQ lighter but really fast LOL but it did elimanate the posibility of coil probs I checked the one that didn't light up the tester on purpose to make sure the coil was firing

[Billy Bob]

Meh it was like getting nailed by a BBQ lighter but really fast LOL but it did elimanate the posibility of coil probs I checked the one that didn't light up the tester on purpose to make sure the coil was firing

 

Actually "maybe" not....hopefully it's the plug and probably is, but the coil could be failing under load and not at idle.

[SRT8 smoker craft]

Actually "maybe" not....hopefully it's the plug and probably is, but the coil could be failing under load and not at idle.

 

Shhhhooooosh LOL I moved the plug to another cylinder and it failed there to