rodge_3210
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Hey guys. First post here. Let me say I am not a mechanic and only know enough to be dangerous!
I have a 1987 Winner with a 5.7L OMC. We have owned it since it was new. In the recent years, we've seen a few issues that I need some help/ideas on.
The boat doesn't want to throttle past about 3/4 throttle. It just bogs down and will eventually die unless I let up. If I am going fast enough, sometimes I can "work through it" to get to full throttle and the boat runs great, although I don't run it at full throttle for obvious reasons. The issue is when I'm pulling a skier, especially a slalom skier, I get get enough juice to get them out of the water without drowning them since I can't.
I had one mechanic suggest I switch to electronic ignition instead of the points ignition, but I haven't tried that yet. The more I read, the more I am worried about just switching the points out with electronic conversion kit. I had him replace the points and nothing changed the issue. I've replaced the plugs, wires and fuel filter as well.
Any ideas? I haven't really had a good diagnosis or anything that would point to the primary issue. I appreciate any feedback or input.
Thanks-
Rodge
I have a 1987 Winner with a 5.7L OMC. We have owned it since it was new. In the recent years, we've seen a few issues that I need some help/ideas on.
The boat doesn't want to throttle past about 3/4 throttle. It just bogs down and will eventually die unless I let up. If I am going fast enough, sometimes I can "work through it" to get to full throttle and the boat runs great, although I don't run it at full throttle for obvious reasons. The issue is when I'm pulling a skier, especially a slalom skier, I get get enough juice to get them out of the water without drowning them since I can't.
I had one mechanic suggest I switch to electronic ignition instead of the points ignition, but I haven't tried that yet. The more I read, the more I am worried about just switching the points out with electronic conversion kit. I had him replace the points and nothing changed the issue. I've replaced the plugs, wires and fuel filter as well.
Any ideas? I haven't really had a good diagnosis or anything that would point to the primary issue. I appreciate any feedback or input.
Thanks-
Rodge