Boat: 92 Prowler
Engine : [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]evinrude
88 hp 1994 e88tsl[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Situation:[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]I
Purchased this as my first boat off of Craigslist. I did not know
what to examine when purchasing the boat to make sure it functioned
properly. I had the guy start it up and show me it runs with the
rabbit ears attached. I asked him to put it into gear and show me the
prop spins. He said it was bad for the engine to do that without it
being in water so I did not get to see the prop spin. I did however
crank it up again my self before purchasing it. When I got it home I
tried to crank it and it turned over several times and then would not
turn over at all. I replaced the starter and after several tries it
cranked up and stayed running after it got warmed up with the rabbit
ears attached. The engine was not squirting water at the back . I let
it run for about 15 minutes to see if it would stay cranked and if it
was getting hot. With the engine off I tried to shift the boat into
forward and the engine would not shift gears and it was very hard to
move the shifter. I tried to shift into reverse and the shifter was
stuck and wouldn’t go any farther and I pushed on it harder and it
popped and the handle got stuck in between reverse and neutral. I
took the controls apart and it had a broken shifter and a sticking
shift cable. I replaced the side mount control box with ignition
switch and cables with a top mount control box with ignition and
wrist safety switch. The engine will not turn over but I can hear the
choke switch engage when I press it in. It would still not shift and
the shifter was very hard to move. I could not move the shift rod
with my hand into forward or reverse. I traded an old jet ski for a
parts engine and purchased a repair manual and a crap load of
specialty tools. I slowly took the foot off of the foot of the parts
engine and took the gear box completely apart for practice and got
the gears out of it for a possible gear replacement for the engine on
the boat. During this time I also replaced the seats the carpeting
and patched several cracks on the transom and other areas of the boat
with fiberglass resin. I then took the foot off of the engine on the
boat and founder the shift rod to be froze up. I lubricated the shift
rod and worked it up and down until it shifted freely. I replaced the
water pump and gaskets and went to put the foot back on the boat. It
took several tries and a few days to get the foot back on because the
shifter was out of alignment. I measured the shift rod height and
adjusted it several times until it aligned with the shift rod locking
pin then I put the shifter in forward and the shift rod into reverse
and mounted the foot back on and lifted and adjusted the shift rod
with long pliers putting it into forward gear and aligning with the
locking pin and then I was able to insert the shift rod locking pin
into place. I verified that the engine and shifter now smoothly
shifts into forward neutral and reverse and the props turns the
correct way each time it is shifted. I noticed that one of the pins
in the big red plug had come loose and was not making a connection so
I traced the wire and spliced it outside of the wiring harness making
sure it was getting a connection. I also noticed that one of the
spark plug wires had broken so I replaced all of the spark plug
wires. Every time I made a repair I would try to crank the boat using
the key and it would not move but I could hear the choke click when
pressing it in. At this point I am unsure what to do next as I assume
this is a electrical connection problem between the controls and the
engine. I don’t know how to use a multimeter well enough to check
the start switch. Please advise me on what to check next.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Problems
addressed:[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]stuck shift rod[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]waterpump[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]unclog water tube[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]recarpet boat[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]replace controls[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]replace starter[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]replace spark plug wires[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]replace seats[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]patch fiberglass[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Problems
still needed to address:[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Glue on small piece of carpet[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]repair rusted steering rod[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]patch fiberglass on back[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]patch other cracked fiberglass area[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Reconnect fuel line[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]reconnect and rewire bilge pump[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]reconnect and rewire speedometer[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]reconnect and rewire horn[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]reconnect and rewire lights[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]replacetrailer jack[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Fix electrical problem keeping boat from starting / turning over
bolt down seats[/FONT]
Engine : [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]evinrude
88 hp 1994 e88tsl[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Situation:[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]I
Purchased this as my first boat off of Craigslist. I did not know
what to examine when purchasing the boat to make sure it functioned
properly. I had the guy start it up and show me it runs with the
rabbit ears attached. I asked him to put it into gear and show me the
prop spins. He said it was bad for the engine to do that without it
being in water so I did not get to see the prop spin. I did however
crank it up again my self before purchasing it. When I got it home I
tried to crank it and it turned over several times and then would not
turn over at all. I replaced the starter and after several tries it
cranked up and stayed running after it got warmed up with the rabbit
ears attached. The engine was not squirting water at the back . I let
it run for about 15 minutes to see if it would stay cranked and if it
was getting hot. With the engine off I tried to shift the boat into
forward and the engine would not shift gears and it was very hard to
move the shifter. I tried to shift into reverse and the shifter was
stuck and wouldn’t go any farther and I pushed on it harder and it
popped and the handle got stuck in between reverse and neutral. I
took the controls apart and it had a broken shifter and a sticking
shift cable. I replaced the side mount control box with ignition
switch and cables with a top mount control box with ignition and
wrist safety switch. The engine will not turn over but I can hear the
choke switch engage when I press it in. It would still not shift and
the shifter was very hard to move. I could not move the shift rod
with my hand into forward or reverse. I traded an old jet ski for a
parts engine and purchased a repair manual and a crap load of
specialty tools. I slowly took the foot off of the foot of the parts
engine and took the gear box completely apart for practice and got
the gears out of it for a possible gear replacement for the engine on
the boat. During this time I also replaced the seats the carpeting
and patched several cracks on the transom and other areas of the boat
with fiberglass resin. I then took the foot off of the engine on the
boat and founder the shift rod to be froze up. I lubricated the shift
rod and worked it up and down until it shifted freely. I replaced the
water pump and gaskets and went to put the foot back on the boat. It
took several tries and a few days to get the foot back on because the
shifter was out of alignment. I measured the shift rod height and
adjusted it several times until it aligned with the shift rod locking
pin then I put the shifter in forward and the shift rod into reverse
and mounted the foot back on and lifted and adjusted the shift rod
with long pliers putting it into forward gear and aligning with the
locking pin and then I was able to insert the shift rod locking pin
into place. I verified that the engine and shifter now smoothly
shifts into forward neutral and reverse and the props turns the
correct way each time it is shifted. I noticed that one of the pins
in the big red plug had come loose and was not making a connection so
I traced the wire and spliced it outside of the wiring harness making
sure it was getting a connection. I also noticed that one of the
spark plug wires had broken so I replaced all of the spark plug
wires. Every time I made a repair I would try to crank the boat using
the key and it would not move but I could hear the choke click when
pressing it in. At this point I am unsure what to do next as I assume
this is a electrical connection problem between the controls and the
engine. I don’t know how to use a multimeter well enough to check
the start switch. Please advise me on what to check next.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Problems
addressed:[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]stuck shift rod[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]waterpump[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]unclog water tube[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]recarpet boat[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]replace controls[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]replace starter[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]replace spark plug wires[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]replace seats[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]patch fiberglass[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Problems
still needed to address:[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Glue on small piece of carpet[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]repair rusted steering rod[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]patch fiberglass on back[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]patch other cracked fiberglass area[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Reconnect fuel line[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]reconnect and rewire bilge pump[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]reconnect and rewire speedometer[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]reconnect and rewire horn[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]reconnect and rewire lights[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]replacetrailer jack[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Fix electrical problem keeping boat from starting / turning over
bolt down seats[/FONT]