" Hi,
This spring, I starte
" Hi,
This spring, I started getting the occasional shock from my boat anytime I touched any grounded metal. I found it was the stator, which was starting to arc against the flywheel. After replacing the stator and spark plugs this weekend (fowled, didn't know the last time they were changed), I was able to start the engine out of the water. I wasn't using mufflers, so shut down the engine very quickly, so wasn't able to test the idle.
Anyways, to make a long story short, when I relaunched the boat, the engine would cough, sometimes start, idle rough, but never keep running. Raising the prop out of the water allows me to start the engine, but as soon as I drop the prop back into the water, it starts idling rough again, then dies after a minute or two. One thing that I've noticed is that the engine seems to be going rich (The vent tube connected from the carb cover to the crankcase whizzes fuel like crazy).
Also, I am getting a trickle of water running down the sides of the engine, but not out of any port hole that I can see. There are two ports just below the powerhead at the back, but I've never seen anything come out of them. Is there something wrong with the cooling system? "
This spring, I starte
" Hi,
This spring, I started getting the occasional shock from my boat anytime I touched any grounded metal. I found it was the stator, which was starting to arc against the flywheel. After replacing the stator and spark plugs this weekend (fowled, didn't know the last time they were changed), I was able to start the engine out of the water. I wasn't using mufflers, so shut down the engine very quickly, so wasn't able to test the idle.
Anyways, to make a long story short, when I relaunched the boat, the engine would cough, sometimes start, idle rough, but never keep running. Raising the prop out of the water allows me to start the engine, but as soon as I drop the prop back into the water, it starts idling rough again, then dies after a minute or two. One thing that I've noticed is that the engine seems to be going rich (The vent tube connected from the carb cover to the crankcase whizzes fuel like crazy).
Also, I am getting a trickle of water running down the sides of the engine, but not out of any port hole that I can see. There are two ports just below the powerhead at the back, but I've never seen anything come out of them. Is there something wrong with the cooling system? "