My boat has a very well taken care of 1989 Nissan 90 hp motor.
I've spent $2000 on rebuilding the carberator, electrical systems, fuel filters, spark plugs, etc. The machanic pretty much gave up at that point. Then I drained the gas tank and refilled several times (while adding HEAT and stabil) trying to run out any bad gas that's been left in the system. I've blown through the fuel tank's air hose, and it's not clogged. I can't seem to figure out what else could be wrong...
Here's what happens every time I take my boat out:
The engine starts up with no problems, I accelerate to about 3/4 of the power, and the boat planes out for about a minute. I then gradually start losing speed and the bow raises in the air, but the engine sounds like I'm still pushing full throttle and I'm actually only going a little faster than idle.
Thanks for taking the time to read my post.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Larry
I've spent $2000 on rebuilding the carberator, electrical systems, fuel filters, spark plugs, etc. The machanic pretty much gave up at that point. Then I drained the gas tank and refilled several times (while adding HEAT and stabil) trying to run out any bad gas that's been left in the system. I've blown through the fuel tank's air hose, and it's not clogged. I can't seem to figure out what else could be wrong...
Here's what happens every time I take my boat out:
The engine starts up with no problems, I accelerate to about 3/4 of the power, and the boat planes out for about a minute. I then gradually start losing speed and the bow raises in the air, but the engine sounds like I'm still pushing full throttle and I'm actually only going a little faster than idle.
Thanks for taking the time to read my post.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Larry
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