"My engine started to hesitate
"My engine started to hesitate and run really rough for no apparent reason when I began to idle while out on the water. After about 30 seconds it stalled out. It started up again and continued to run rough and stalled again after about 15 seconds. One last time it started and ran rough and finally stalled out after about 3 minutes. I tried to start it a dozen times after that and the engine would crank but not turn over. Finally the engine wouldn't crank at all and the starter would just make a loud click when I turned to key so I figured I drained my battery.
I pulled it out and noticed that my gimbal ring was snapped off where the trim cylinders attach to it and my hydraulic hoses were ripped to shreds. Long story short, I ended up having to pull the engine and installed an entire new gimbal housing, gimbal ring, and bell housing.
On completion I tried to troubleshoot the original problem. I charged the battery fully and still the starter only clicked when I turned the key. I ended up replacing the starter and solenoid but still got the same results. I pulled all of the plugs (which I should have done first) and found water in cylinder 1 and 7. So I'm not sure if it was in there since I pulled the boat out of the water, or maybe it got in there after I pulled the engine (because I only drained the manifolds ... stupid me). I'm no expert, I'm learning as I go.
Anyway, could anyone please tell me what I could possibly do to fix this problem? I'm assuming that my piston rings are rusted to the cylinder walls due to the water. I try to crank the engine with a breaker bar but it wont budge. I keep shooting oil into the spark plug holes but so far no luck. Any suggestions would be welcome. Thanks!!!"
"My engine started to hesitate and run really rough for no apparent reason when I began to idle while out on the water. After about 30 seconds it stalled out. It started up again and continued to run rough and stalled again after about 15 seconds. One last time it started and ran rough and finally stalled out after about 3 minutes. I tried to start it a dozen times after that and the engine would crank but not turn over. Finally the engine wouldn't crank at all and the starter would just make a loud click when I turned to key so I figured I drained my battery.
I pulled it out and noticed that my gimbal ring was snapped off where the trim cylinders attach to it and my hydraulic hoses were ripped to shreds. Long story short, I ended up having to pull the engine and installed an entire new gimbal housing, gimbal ring, and bell housing.
On completion I tried to troubleshoot the original problem. I charged the battery fully and still the starter only clicked when I turned the key. I ended up replacing the starter and solenoid but still got the same results. I pulled all of the plugs (which I should have done first) and found water in cylinder 1 and 7. So I'm not sure if it was in there since I pulled the boat out of the water, or maybe it got in there after I pulled the engine (because I only drained the manifolds ... stupid me). I'm no expert, I'm learning as I go.
Anyway, could anyone please tell me what I could possibly do to fix this problem? I'm assuming that my piston rings are rusted to the cylinder walls due to the water. I try to crank the engine with a breaker bar but it wont budge. I keep shooting oil into the spark plug holes but so far no luck. Any suggestions would be welcome. Thanks!!!"