falgranado
New member
Good Afternoon fellow boaters,
I recently bought a Wellcraft 180 with a 115 Jhonson engine (J115PLEEM). Before taking it to the water, I tried running it as it was bought and it wouldnt start, which I changed the battery and the motor started right away, which brings me to the first time we took the boat to the first run since bought (and a long time since the last time on water, unknown at the moment) but during the first run, it performed with no problem whatsoever.
During the second time I took it out to the water, I had to start the engine a couple of times, with the trim up almost all the way (it seems to help) and after a few tries it started with no problems . After this time it sat out of the water for 1.5 months, when getting it ready for the day after, I tried starting it with no success. I check for battery and it was full and ready to go (14V), I checked for spark and all 4 cylinders were sparking perfectly ( a little too oily), and then I primed the motor with gas by pressing the bulb and it fired up but it struggled to keep idling. TO keep it from turning off I tried cranking some power and it would stabalize but after a couple of seconds it would turn off . Then I tried pumping/priming gas into the motor again and thats when I saw a leak/squirt of gas coming out of the VRO each time I tried pressing the bulb and it was solid, leading my main suspecion that the VRO is bad or not properly sealed.
Keep in mind the is my first boat and my first experience working with motors/outboards/boats, so I do not know anything about it and everything I have learned its from a SELOC Manual I just bought.
If any other information is needed please let me know and I will plan to visit the storage to provide pictures or supporting evidence to make it easier (I didnt think about taking pictures when I was troubleshooting, bummer!) Any help is deeply appreciate it !
Thank you in advance.
I recently bought a Wellcraft 180 with a 115 Jhonson engine (J115PLEEM). Before taking it to the water, I tried running it as it was bought and it wouldnt start, which I changed the battery and the motor started right away, which brings me to the first time we took the boat to the first run since bought (and a long time since the last time on water, unknown at the moment) but during the first run, it performed with no problem whatsoever.
During the second time I took it out to the water, I had to start the engine a couple of times, with the trim up almost all the way (it seems to help) and after a few tries it started with no problems . After this time it sat out of the water for 1.5 months, when getting it ready for the day after, I tried starting it with no success. I check for battery and it was full and ready to go (14V), I checked for spark and all 4 cylinders were sparking perfectly ( a little too oily), and then I primed the motor with gas by pressing the bulb and it fired up but it struggled to keep idling. TO keep it from turning off I tried cranking some power and it would stabalize but after a couple of seconds it would turn off . Then I tried pumping/priming gas into the motor again and thats when I saw a leak/squirt of gas coming out of the VRO each time I tried pressing the bulb and it was solid, leading my main suspecion that the VRO is bad or not properly sealed.
Keep in mind the is my first boat and my first experience working with motors/outboards/boats, so I do not know anything about it and everything I have learned its from a SELOC Manual I just bought.
If any other information is needed please let me know and I will plan to visit the storage to provide pictures or supporting evidence to make it easier (I didnt think about taking pictures when I was troubleshooting, bummer!) Any help is deeply appreciate it !
Thank you in advance.
