Hello, newbie to this forum.
I have a 2000 Honda 50 BF50AY LRTA that I purchased a couple of months ago. When I purchased it, it had two obvious issues; an overheat issue and a running rough issue (it would only start and stay running with the manual choke on). I could not run the boat in open water until these issues were addressed.
I resolved the overheat issue by replacing the water pump (the vanes were totally disintegrated) and removing the head and cleaning out a lot of scale that was blocking flow.
I cleaned the carbs and the main jet on all three carbs was clogged. I replaced these and the engine idled great in the tank.
I took the boat out and it idled great in the no wake zone, but once I started to accelerate, it bogged down and stalled out. I had to restart it seveal times, each time using the fast idle / choke lever. Eventually I was able to get it going and after a few efforts, got it up to full throttle. This process was repeated the next 5 or so times I took the boat out.
This sure seems like a fuel delivery issue. The fuel filter inside the engine seems to flow without resistance. The bulb is between the Racor water separator/filter and the engine. It primes the carbs and stays hard. The Racor fuel filter is new. The fuel is new. The vent on the fuel tank is open.
Then, today, it ran great! No hesitation whatsoever. I did not do anything to warrant this. Any explanations why it works now?
I have ordered a Carbtune Pro to sync the carbs and hope that will help in the future.
Second issue: oil leak.
Oil leaks out of the foot. It doesn't leak when not running, but leaks when running and after turning it off. I did an oil change after cleaning out the scale. I don't see any leaks under the oil filter or below the valve cover. How can I tell if it is leaking from the lower seal around the crankshaft?
Any help would be appreciated.
I have a 2000 Honda 50 BF50AY LRTA that I purchased a couple of months ago. When I purchased it, it had two obvious issues; an overheat issue and a running rough issue (it would only start and stay running with the manual choke on). I could not run the boat in open water until these issues were addressed.
I resolved the overheat issue by replacing the water pump (the vanes were totally disintegrated) and removing the head and cleaning out a lot of scale that was blocking flow.
I cleaned the carbs and the main jet on all three carbs was clogged. I replaced these and the engine idled great in the tank.
I took the boat out and it idled great in the no wake zone, but once I started to accelerate, it bogged down and stalled out. I had to restart it seveal times, each time using the fast idle / choke lever. Eventually I was able to get it going and after a few efforts, got it up to full throttle. This process was repeated the next 5 or so times I took the boat out.
This sure seems like a fuel delivery issue. The fuel filter inside the engine seems to flow without resistance. The bulb is between the Racor water separator/filter and the engine. It primes the carbs and stays hard. The Racor fuel filter is new. The fuel is new. The vent on the fuel tank is open.
Then, today, it ran great! No hesitation whatsoever. I did not do anything to warrant this. Any explanations why it works now?
I have ordered a Carbtune Pro to sync the carbs and hope that will help in the future.
Second issue: oil leak.
Oil leaks out of the foot. It doesn't leak when not running, but leaks when running and after turning it off. I did an oil change after cleaning out the scale. I don't see any leaks under the oil filter or below the valve cover. How can I tell if it is leaking from the lower seal around the crankshaft?
Any help would be appreciated.