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Boat ran worse after being in the shop
Posted on 3/18/21 at 7:29 pm
Posted on 3/18/21 at 7:29 pm
I have a 1991 tracker I’m selling that I got off a trade. Fully rebuilt the carbs and put them back together. My boat ran great but had trouble idling in neutral. Bring it to a shop and they said the dual carb wasn’t synchronized. No big deal. So they do it in about 15 minutes.
Put it in the water the next day and it still won’t idle or get on step above 10mph... They told me something must have gotten in the carb as soon as I put it in which caused it to act up...
It’s a good, reputable shop but I feel like I’m getting shafted that it barely ran at all right after I get it back from them.
Any ideas of what I should do or just bite the bullet and pay for it again?
Put it in the water the next day and it still won’t idle or get on step above 10mph... They told me something must have gotten in the carb as soon as I put it in which caused it to act up...
It’s a good, reputable shop but I feel like I’m getting shafted that it barely ran at all right after I get it back from them.
Any ideas of what I should do or just bite the bullet and pay for it again?
This post was edited on 3/18/21 at 7:31 pm
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Posted on 3/18/21 at 7:52 pm to BayouBengal23
No good answer here. Sometime people screw up, sometimes shite happens, and sometimes people try to frick you. I think the majority of the time its the middle one. I did have one mechanic flat screw up with my motor and I diagnosed the problem. He fixed it immediately when I got there at no charge. I got the shaft on a weekend at toledo bend with a busted motor. Sometimes shite just happens and with outboards, shite happens alot.
Bite the bullet and bring it back if you trust them. Bring it somewhere else if you don't.
Bite the bullet and bring it back if you trust them. Bring it somewhere else if you don't.
This post was edited on 3/18/21 at 7:54 pm
Posted on 3/18/21 at 7:59 pm to BayouBengal23
If the motor is a 91 too then it might not be worth fixing (depending on price). Anyone buying will likely want to slap a newer outboard on it.
Posted on 3/18/21 at 8:13 pm to BayouBengal23
Does the bulb stay primed?
May be a simple gas line change. Sometimes they collapse
May be a simple gas line change. Sometimes they collapse
Posted on 3/18/21 at 8:25 pm to BayouBengal23
It’s very possible he fixed something that needed to be fixed and missed other things that needed to be fixed.
Posted on 3/18/21 at 8:36 pm to BayouBengal23
Soak them again and try it, many times the second soak will fix it. Dip-it from orielly is what I have used.
Posted on 3/18/21 at 9:30 pm to SaDaTayMoses
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Does the bulb stay primed?
May be a simple gas line change. Sometimes they collapse
I think this may be it. It does tend to stay primed. And after i ran it, it is possible that gas line junk could have gotten back into the carb...
Posted on 3/18/21 at 10:06 pm to BayouBengal23
Primed is good. But I would change the gas line, clean carb add fresh gas and try again.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 5:53 am to BayouBengal23
Bad fuel?
Posted on 3/19/21 at 7:20 am to BayouBengal23
Built in tank or portable? Built in, have you drained it to see contents? Pull fuel hoses and replace, 99% chance they are not ethanol proof. Did you pull plugs and inspect, proper gap? Compression #’s?
Posted on 3/19/21 at 8:31 am to BayouBengal23
Come on man, it’s a 91’
Posted on 3/19/21 at 8:51 am to BayouBengal23
Welcome to owning a boat...
Posted on 3/19/21 at 8:59 am to BayouBengal23
as crazy as it sounds sometimes fixing something leads to issues in other areas of the motor directly connected to the fixed issue
Posted on 3/19/21 at 9:42 am to BayouBengal23
Check to make sure the fuel tank is venting. Also, changing out the fuel line might not be a bad idea at this point. Start clean. Do not buy those colored hoses that are dual layer, they generally come in a kit. The inner liner is thin and collapses.
The ACE hardware by my house carries a marine grade coast guard approved fuel hose that's cut to fit. Buy that. Get a new primer bulb as well. The aftermarket ones are garbage in general. I spend the extra money and buy Yamaha primer bulbs.
Also, check fuel water separator. Check for air leaks at cannister lip. Check fuel screen on top of fuel pump as well.
1991 motor is old but I have a 1975 and two 1996 outboards. Age means little to nothing. Is this a mercury engine?
The ACE hardware by my house carries a marine grade coast guard approved fuel hose that's cut to fit. Buy that. Get a new primer bulb as well. The aftermarket ones are garbage in general. I spend the extra money and buy Yamaha primer bulbs.
Also, check fuel water separator. Check for air leaks at cannister lip. Check fuel screen on top of fuel pump as well.
1991 motor is old but I have a 1975 and two 1996 outboards. Age means little to nothing. Is this a mercury engine?
Posted on 3/19/21 at 10:00 am to GoAwayImBaitn
my guess is ya need to change the fuel line or throw the fuel away and start with good no ethanol fuel these are the two most often problems in your citation. I picked my boat up from the shop and same problem. the motor being fixed up was drawing hard on fuel line which ws old and collapsing Thank God a cheap fix and now it runs like new
Posted on 3/19/21 at 5:43 pm to BayouBengal23
If it's a 1991 motor, and it that's the original fuel hose, I'll bet that it wasn't made to withstand ethanol gas. Get a new hose & bulb anyway -- just to eliminate that. Then follow the advice of Downshift/FloorIt.
If that rig sat up a long time before you got it, it's probably gonna have several problems of some sort.
If that rig sat up a long time before you got it, it's probably gonna have several problems of some sort.
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