Have a few questions about a boat engine I just bought. It is on a 1992 Bayliner Rendezvous that has been stored in a boat house for last 10 years.
It is a 92 Mariner EFI Magnum. The motor starts fine if you throttle up to about 1/4 throttle when starting. However, when you bring the throttle back to idle to place in gear, it will shut off frequently. When it finally does idle, it is idling at around 500 RPM. Seems low to me. How can I bring it up a to 650-700?
The other question, when starting it and letting it run, in water or on ears, it will take it about a minute before it starts peeing strong. Once it does, it continues. It acts like a thermostat or something prevents it from peeing until it gets warmed up. Is this normal? I have only had smaller outboards and they seem to pee right at the beginning of startup. This one sputters a little water here and there until it gets good and warm. The pump was supposedly replaced last year along with fuel lines. I have no doubt it was done. I checked the lower unit nuts and they appeared to have been taken off recently and the fuel lines and filter is all new.
Any thanks is appreciated.
It is a 92 Mariner EFI Magnum. The motor starts fine if you throttle up to about 1/4 throttle when starting. However, when you bring the throttle back to idle to place in gear, it will shut off frequently. When it finally does idle, it is idling at around 500 RPM. Seems low to me. How can I bring it up a to 650-700?
The other question, when starting it and letting it run, in water or on ears, it will take it about a minute before it starts peeing strong. Once it does, it continues. It acts like a thermostat or something prevents it from peeing until it gets warmed up. Is this normal? I have only had smaller outboards and they seem to pee right at the beginning of startup. This one sputters a little water here and there until it gets good and warm. The pump was supposedly replaced last year along with fuel lines. I have no doubt it was done. I checked the lower unit nuts and they appeared to have been taken off recently and the fuel lines and filter is all new.
Any thanks is appreciated.
