after some investigative troubleshooting, I discovered it wasn’t actually the pump that was the problem. Rather, it was a battery problem.
Tag Archives: Outboard Motor
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Tracking Engine Hours
This will certainly help remind me when scheduled maintenance intervals have been reached. I keep a spreadsheet that logs all engine hours, but I figured this would be a good method to see at-a-glance the engine hours every time I start it.
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Oh, what a relief it is…
With all the problems I’ve experienced with the 36 year old outboard motor on my boat ever since I bought the boat, it’s been somewhat of a downer with every trip to the boat. Worries clouded my head with every mile I drove there, wondering if my motor would start…and if it did,
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Here we go again
Some days better than others, but ultimately it’s been such a downer. I was commenting to my girlfriend the other day about how much of a joy-stealer it is when I’m on my way to the marina and the whole way out I’m wondering if my motor will start
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My Greatest Frustration
Well….problems is what it gave me that day…and for several days now it has been my greatest frustration. I got the motor started and it ran fairly smoothly for about five minutes before it began sputtering and finally died. I tried starting it again and got nowhere.