nathanjaybar
New member
Hi all. I am a new boat owner (1988 Reinell 170M w/ OMC 2.3L I/O) and first time poster to this forum. This site has been a wealth of information, so to everyone here, thank you already.
I've been working on the boat for the past few weeks, and finally got it running. It had been sitting for a couple years from the previous owners so I figured I'd go ahead and do a full tune-up for good measure. I've done the following:
- Plugs + wires
- Distributor cap and rotor
- Coil
- Points, condensor
- Oil change
- Battery
- Rebuild and clean mechanical fuel pump
- Rebuild and clean carburetor
- Drain fuel tank + new gas
Right now, I'm experiencing 2 issues:
1) Engine will not start unless I disengage the gears and pin it full throttle, with a little bit of pumping of the throttle.
2) Once started I can not pull back on the throttle too much (have to stay at 50-75% throttle) or the engine dies. When it's running it sounds like a cammed out Chevy with a very aggressive throaty rumble - like it's going to die on every stroke. Normally giving it some gas will keep it from cutting out, and is spitting some pretty thick white smoke.
I have not checked timing yet, I need to get a timing light. I've adjusted the idle screws to just under 2 full turns out, I have not touched the idle stop screw from its previous position of the last owner. I have not run the motor longer than a few seconds, I can put the earmuffs on this weekend and see if things smooth out as it gets warmer.
Any advice is welcome and appreciated!
I've been working on the boat for the past few weeks, and finally got it running. It had been sitting for a couple years from the previous owners so I figured I'd go ahead and do a full tune-up for good measure. I've done the following:
- Plugs + wires
- Distributor cap and rotor
- Coil
- Points, condensor
- Oil change
- Battery
- Rebuild and clean mechanical fuel pump
- Rebuild and clean carburetor
- Drain fuel tank + new gas
Right now, I'm experiencing 2 issues:
1) Engine will not start unless I disengage the gears and pin it full throttle, with a little bit of pumping of the throttle.
2) Once started I can not pull back on the throttle too much (have to stay at 50-75% throttle) or the engine dies. When it's running it sounds like a cammed out Chevy with a very aggressive throaty rumble - like it's going to die on every stroke. Normally giving it some gas will keep it from cutting out, and is spitting some pretty thick white smoke.
I have not checked timing yet, I need to get a timing light. I've adjusted the idle screws to just under 2 full turns out, I have not touched the idle stop screw from its previous position of the last owner. I have not run the motor longer than a few seconds, I can put the earmuffs on this weekend and see if things smooth out as it gets warmer.
Any advice is welcome and appreciated!