Ive been having milky oil in my lower unit so I did a pressure test and bubbles showed from the shift shaft seal. I cannot find anything online about my model and really would appreciate some help before I start pulling on stuff that I shouldn't. I have attached a picture of the shaft. Thanks...
The beginning of this season my Hydraulic Tilt worked when I put my motor down for my first trip. It has gotten stuck at up or down where I need to go the opposite way to get it to go (click up for a second, then down, or vice versa). It actually stopped working during my trip (pump made noise...
I am relatively new to boating and was wondering how to best trim the boat. Now, I basically put the drive all the way down when running and bring it up a little to protect the prop when in shallow water. Should I be messing with it when I am driving?
I have a 1998 Larson 176. What should Max RPM's be? I brought it up to almost WOT and it was at 4900, so I backed down to 4500. I can run comfortably at 3500 doing about 30 but sometimes I like to drop the hammer.
I was out this past weekend and on the way back in, I could not get the boat into reverse. The handle was not able to be pushed back. Forward was working.
Earlier that day forward gave me a little problem too.
I was thinking of replacing the throttle lever. Is there something else I should...
I just had my boat tuned up by a mechanic and he told me to check the riser and exhaust elbow for restricions. He said that the water hoses were all rock hard when the engine was running because the water was restricted from exiting the outdrive. He checked the hose that directly runs from near...
I ended last season with black smoke. After starting the engine , it was running rough, then black smoke, then died. I have not tried to start yet.
One other time I was using the boat, it gave me some black smoke and rough running. I was having some timing issues, so I turned the boat off...
Anyone know what could cause an exhaust leak in a new engine with a new exhaust manifold and gasket in an engine with around 10 hours.
The engine also makes a chatter at around 3000 - 3500 rpms that usually goes away by reducing the throttle.
Thanks,
Erick
I have a Volvo Penta 4cyl 3.0 Litre that has about 10 hours on it in my 1998 17' Larson Bowrider.
The boat gets up on plane and runs good but at about 3000-3500 rpms there is a chatter in the engine. It can usually be quieted by backing down the throttle.
Another problem, not sure if it is...
