OMC 3.0 Blues
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- Joined
- Jul 5, 2009
- Messages
- 3
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Hello. Im new here and new to boating.
I have a 1989 Sunbird 185 with a Cobra 3.0. It starts ,idles and stays cool out of water with the muffs on. It engages and runs great. But, in the water... It runs great for 10-15 minutes and then bogs down and dies. It does however ALWAYS start right back up and gets me back to shore at LOW RPS.But once I try to get back into full throttle it dies and sputters and kicks. I have replaced the plugs,wires,points/condenser,cap,oil.... I did notice the impeller housing weeping so thats on order too. I connected my air compressor to the gas tank and blew out the vent thinking it was vapor lock. I thought it may be water in the tank but dry gas did nothing... The last time I took it out it got hot on me and thats what brought me to the impeller. But it seems like a gas issue. I cleaned all the filters and replaced the mechanical gas pump filter as well. I turned it over with the gas line off and it shot gas over my head. Does anyone have a suggestion???
Hello. Im new here and new to boating.
I have a 1989 Sunbird 185 with a Cobra 3.0. It starts ,idles and stays cool out of water with the muffs on. It engages and runs great. But, in the water... It runs great for 10-15 minutes and then bogs down and dies. It does however ALWAYS start right back up and gets me back to shore at LOW RPS.But once I try to get back into full throttle it dies and sputters and kicks. I have replaced the plugs,wires,points/condenser,cap,oil.... I did notice the impeller housing weeping so thats on order too. I connected my air compressor to the gas tank and blew out the vent thinking it was vapor lock. I thought it may be water in the tank but dry gas did nothing... The last time I took it out it got hot on me and thats what brought me to the impeller. But it seems like a gas issue. I cleaned all the filters and replaced the mechanical gas pump filter as well. I turned it over with the gas line off and it shot gas over my head. Does anyone have a suggestion???