I need some direction. I have a 50 force on a 15' bayliner (yes its underpowered). Motor overheated a couple of weekends ago. Shut it off as soon as the buzzer went off. Got it home and did a compression test, top was 120, bottom was 100. Whats happening now is its a little hard to start (always...
I was running my boat on the weekend and off goes the overheat buzzer. I removed the thermostat on the water and let the motor cool before restarting. No go for the restart. justa wouldnt start. used the trolling motor to get back in.
Did a compression test and have 125psi in the upper + 90 in...
1) Does it matter if the thermosat is in or out? If i take it out, then i don't have to worry about any occuring overheating issues.
2) Should there be a steady stream of water coming out the coolant exhaust?
How do I identify my 50hp force without the identity plate (Its missing on the transom- should have been riveted on!). I need to get a bottom end seal kit, and i can't identify it! Help!
I have a 1991 50 hp force. The forward shift will not work properly...., it will shift into gear (forward), then when u go back into neutral, it won't shift into forward. It acts like its in neutral (fast idle). Going into reverse works fine-no probs. There are no grinding noises or funny...
