billdoucet
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Hello from the wilds of Nova Scotia. We only have about 15 minutes of summer so I'm in a hurry to get my most recent purchase on the water. I'm hoping someone can give me a nugget of wisdom that will make the difference.
Bought this Whaler Rage 15 with an OMC 115 TurboJet. I know about the issues that folks have with them but the price was too good to pass up. The boat was sold after the owner passed away. His son told me that the boat ran well two or three years ago but has been sitting since. It also came with 3 jet drives, a complete extra engine and several boxes of extra parts. His dad was a bit of a pack-rat and was kind of obsessed with the boat.
So... the engine won't start
1. The engine turns over well. Starter appears to be strong.
2. There is spark to all 4 cylinders. I have a spark tester and everything looks great.
3. I've just cleaned the carbs. there was some dirty gas in the bowls but not a lot of particles.
4. I've drained the old gas from the tank and replaced with a 50:1 mixture
5. The valve in the primer bulb was bad so I've replaced the bulb .
6. Each cylinder has good compression although the upper right side only has 95 psi while the other three have between 105 and 110
7. Gas does NOT appear to be moving through the system. The primer bulb works well and pulls gas until I reconnect it to the line going to the fuel / VRO pump. It's obvious, at that point, that the bulb is not moving fuel
The engine turns over ...and over and over ... but will not start.
Should fuel pass through the pump when the key is off? Any advice as I try and trace what I think is a fuel blockage?
I would appreciate any advice that anyone might give me. I'm a great youtube mechanic but really an elementary teacher by trade...
Bill
OMC 115 TurboJetOMC 115 TurboJetOMC 115 TurboJet
Bought this Whaler Rage 15 with an OMC 115 TurboJet. I know about the issues that folks have with them but the price was too good to pass up. The boat was sold after the owner passed away. His son told me that the boat ran well two or three years ago but has been sitting since. It also came with 3 jet drives, a complete extra engine and several boxes of extra parts. His dad was a bit of a pack-rat and was kind of obsessed with the boat.
So... the engine won't start
1. The engine turns over well. Starter appears to be strong.
2. There is spark to all 4 cylinders. I have a spark tester and everything looks great.
3. I've just cleaned the carbs. there was some dirty gas in the bowls but not a lot of particles.
4. I've drained the old gas from the tank and replaced with a 50:1 mixture
5. The valve in the primer bulb was bad so I've replaced the bulb .
6. Each cylinder has good compression although the upper right side only has 95 psi while the other three have between 105 and 110
7. Gas does NOT appear to be moving through the system. The primer bulb works well and pulls gas until I reconnect it to the line going to the fuel / VRO pump. It's obvious, at that point, that the bulb is not moving fuel
The engine turns over ...and over and over ... but will not start.
Should fuel pass through the pump when the key is off? Any advice as I try and trace what I think is a fuel blockage?
I would appreciate any advice that anyone might give me. I'm a great youtube mechanic but really an elementary teacher by trade...
Bill
OMC 115 TurboJetOMC 115 TurboJetOMC 115 TurboJet