I have spent more time trying to get my "free" boat right than I have actually enjoying it the few times its been right...
Last night, I "fixed" my rich at warm idle issue but another issue was created that didn't exist the last outing.
Background:
Compression in 120 range on 4 cylinders
Reeds look new
New almost everything electrical including stator, starter, rev limiter, etc.
Dissasembled and cleaned carbs that worked flawlessly
New fuel lines
Rebuilt fuel pump
All jet components including ride plate all look fine
Plugs new last season
When right, boat will plane within a few seconds and get quickly to 41 miles per hour indicated. I noticed it ran rich at warm idle and narrowed it down to the enrichner.
In the process, I decided to check carb idle mixture.
I repaired the enrichner issue and it seems to not smoke at warm idle but I apparently "messed up" something else as the motor bogs and cuts down within a second after WOT.
Are the idle mixture screws THAT sensitive that I have altered the boat's performance? I had them 1.5 turns out each. When I mess with them at idle, not getting that much of a change in engine behaivior now.
Every time I use or touch this boat, something else goes wrong.
Last night, I "fixed" my rich at warm idle issue but another issue was created that didn't exist the last outing.
Background:
Compression in 120 range on 4 cylinders
Reeds look new
New almost everything electrical including stator, starter, rev limiter, etc.
Dissasembled and cleaned carbs that worked flawlessly
New fuel lines
Rebuilt fuel pump
All jet components including ride plate all look fine
Plugs new last season
When right, boat will plane within a few seconds and get quickly to 41 miles per hour indicated. I noticed it ran rich at warm idle and narrowed it down to the enrichner.
In the process, I decided to check carb idle mixture.
I repaired the enrichner issue and it seems to not smoke at warm idle but I apparently "messed up" something else as the motor bogs and cuts down within a second after WOT.
Are the idle mixture screws THAT sensitive that I have altered the boat's performance? I had them 1.5 turns out each. When I mess with them at idle, not getting that much of a change in engine behaivior now.
Every time I use or touch this boat, something else goes wrong.
