redneck joe
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Morning folks. Couple questions and a bit of backstory. Try not to be bored reading this novel…
Have had some trouble with the Carver not running well after we make our initial run (cove or lunch / fuel) usually sitting for an hour or so. The initial run is always flawless, usually 5 to 8 miles or so.
It did this a little bit prior to having shop put in electronic ignition but after they got that in it was much worse, to the point where I could barely get going again having to pump the throttle a bunch just to get it to ease up to hull speed without dying. Kind of like if a stator on an outboard was not set correctly. I don’t even attempt to drive on to trailer, just long rope it from the dock.
I have had back to the shop couple times. First time adjust timing. Second time they took it to the lake, ran it, and could not duplicate. I’m thinking they did not let it set long enough but didn't ask – if you sit for 5 to 10 minutes all is ok. We took it out this weekend and it was just as bad, but with a twist however before that side story any thoughts on the poor running? Could it need a carb rebuild? It really bogs down when trying to get going up to a hull speed and have to keep it a bit over no wake to keep it going. Can get on plane but lots of hesitation doing so.
OK now the twist – as we were coming out of the harbor after lunch and it dies so put back in neutral, start it, will not go into forward gear just revs up. Many attempts end up reversing into an open slip. Find the clamp holding the shift cable at the top of the engine has broken (the cable was fortunately hitting the throttle cable when going in reverse so accidentally ‘clamped’ allowing me to get to the slip) Grab some zip ties and it appears there are three possible clamp points. I try the middle one and it will not shift properly – I think fwd ok reverse no so I go to the last possible clamp point (just before the exposed cable) and shifts just fine both ways – actually more smoothly than is was but I digress.
I start it up and it wants to die but it has cooled off a bit (this all took about 30-45 minutes to repair) so I kept revved up to try to get back to ‘normal’ about 180 . Never could get past 160 so we cast off anyway and after a few starts get going, get out of the no wake and try to get up on plane. No go – I can keep it going about maybe 2000 rpm (tach doesn’t work so a guess) and we chug towards the ramp about 5 miles away, motor laboring hard. As we near the ramps no wake zone it all of a sudden revs up to a normal sound but since we are so close I don’t want it to die so we don’t turn around and see if I can get normal performance out of it. Dies as we come into the dock.
I called the shop yesterday and tell him the story he thinks the shift interrupter switch was slightly engaged keeping it bogged down. I’m not an electrical guy by and stretch of the imagination but I thought that switch was either engaged or not. Could have been slightly engaged? And any other thoughts on the issue?
Have had some trouble with the Carver not running well after we make our initial run (cove or lunch / fuel) usually sitting for an hour or so. The initial run is always flawless, usually 5 to 8 miles or so.
It did this a little bit prior to having shop put in electronic ignition but after they got that in it was much worse, to the point where I could barely get going again having to pump the throttle a bunch just to get it to ease up to hull speed without dying. Kind of like if a stator on an outboard was not set correctly. I don’t even attempt to drive on to trailer, just long rope it from the dock.
I have had back to the shop couple times. First time adjust timing. Second time they took it to the lake, ran it, and could not duplicate. I’m thinking they did not let it set long enough but didn't ask – if you sit for 5 to 10 minutes all is ok. We took it out this weekend and it was just as bad, but with a twist however before that side story any thoughts on the poor running? Could it need a carb rebuild? It really bogs down when trying to get going up to a hull speed and have to keep it a bit over no wake to keep it going. Can get on plane but lots of hesitation doing so.
OK now the twist – as we were coming out of the harbor after lunch and it dies so put back in neutral, start it, will not go into forward gear just revs up. Many attempts end up reversing into an open slip. Find the clamp holding the shift cable at the top of the engine has broken (the cable was fortunately hitting the throttle cable when going in reverse so accidentally ‘clamped’ allowing me to get to the slip) Grab some zip ties and it appears there are three possible clamp points. I try the middle one and it will not shift properly – I think fwd ok reverse no so I go to the last possible clamp point (just before the exposed cable) and shifts just fine both ways – actually more smoothly than is was but I digress.
I start it up and it wants to die but it has cooled off a bit (this all took about 30-45 minutes to repair) so I kept revved up to try to get back to ‘normal’ about 180 . Never could get past 160 so we cast off anyway and after a few starts get going, get out of the no wake and try to get up on plane. No go – I can keep it going about maybe 2000 rpm (tach doesn’t work so a guess) and we chug towards the ramp about 5 miles away, motor laboring hard. As we near the ramps no wake zone it all of a sudden revs up to a normal sound but since we are so close I don’t want it to die so we don’t turn around and see if I can get normal performance out of it. Dies as we come into the dock.
I called the shop yesterday and tell him the story he thinks the shift interrupter switch was slightly engaged keeping it bogged down. I’m not an electrical guy by and stretch of the imagination but I thought that switch was either engaged or not. Could have been slightly engaged? And any other thoughts on the issue?
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