Stupid question of the day: Although the manual tells me how to do stuff it doesn't explain why.
After removing the transom leg I noticed the bottom bellow was split. No worries I'll replace it, thought I. Then I got thinking as to what function the exhaust bellow provides within the context of...
Boat is a Four Winns Liberator 201 running an OMC 5.7l V8 with 4 barrel Rochester carb. Engine is based on the Chevy lump.
Runs fine at low and no load but when powering up to 50% plus of WOT engine starts to cough and will stall if the throttle is not reduced.
Will rev freely to WOT when out...
I have a 1989 Four Winns Liberator 201 and although shiny when I bought it last April it had evidence of gel coat blooming etc. Over the summer months it's now much worse. I have tried polishing but I think it'll have to be 1000 grade wet and dry.
So reluctantly, if a job worth doing I may as...
I think I have two problems but they may be related....
Firstly, after placing the boat in the water the gear shift from forward-reverse and back again was sweet. After cruising for 5 miles the drive stubbonly refuse to drop into neutral and when it did slam into reverse (with much heaving on...
I have just replaced the standard distributor on my four wins liberator 201 with an uprated electronic unit with a built in coil. However I'm struggling to start the engine following the replacement.
I followed the instructions by noting the position of the rotor before removal but no joy...
Just bought a burgundy 1989 boat and the gel coat has bloomed, and gone cloudy. Seen things like presto advertised on the net and just wondered if they do what they say on the tin and how long the finish lasted?
Probably doing this the wrong way round as I've already bought the parts - currently they are in UK customs somewhere...
Anyhow, I recently bought a 1989 Four Winns Liberator 201 with 350 OMC King Cobra stern drive. On my second occasion out the engine stopped leaving me a drift at sea, albeit...
