Forum: Troubleshooting
01-11-2022, 08:56 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 8,186
Leave the head on for now. The clearance on the...
Leave the head on for now. The clearance on the valves should be around .012 so take a .020 and place it on top of the valve then turn the engine. This will give the valve a "nudge with direct force"...
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Forum: Overhaul
10-30-2021, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 123
Views: 29,388
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Forum: Troubleshooting
10-26-2021, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,653
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Forum: Troubleshooting
09-28-2021, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 12,508
Hello Randy..
Welcome to the forum... It's...
Hello Randy..
Welcome to the forum... It's been a while since I've been on.
It's funny that all of your symptoms mirrors mine.
You say your maximum RPM is 1200... It sounds more like your...
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Forum: Fuel System
08-05-2021, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,983
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-25-2021, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,708
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Forum: General Interest
05-03-2021, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,248
Welcome Lokeypod,
That is a frost plug that...
Welcome Lokeypod,
That is a frost plug that has popped out - see this thread for info - https://www.moyermarineforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11531&highlight=frost+plug+head
And of course...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
04-01-2021, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,996
Another way
If you can still spin the engine with the starter or even by hand do this, Since the valve is stuck in the up position cranking or spinning the cylinder through the cycles do you see the valve moving...
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Forum: General Interest
12-20-2020, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,695
It's a spring loaded relief valve.
There are...
It's a spring loaded relief valve.
There are two varieties. Early one uses a conical plug while the later one uses just a ball. For both the adjustment screw is on the manifold side, transmission...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
11-15-2020, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,280
Not the first, won't be the last.
Hi,
What you need to do is remove and clean out the carb. What happens, every year, is that some boats are lifted in slings and are nose down on the lift. This allows what would otherwise be not...
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Forum: Exhaust System
10-26-2020, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,791
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Forum: Introductions
09-04-2020, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 6,611
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Forum: General Interest
08-29-2020, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,659
Fuel supply
Splashlog,
Your most consistent current symptom, which has remained throughout your thread is that the engine starts and runs fairly well at idle but shuts down at higher power settings. I'm...
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Forum: Cooling System
08-22-2020, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,278
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Forum: Announcements
08-13-2020, 03:19 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 6,058
Hi, John:
Here are the ones we've added to...
Hi, John:
Here are the ones we've added to the forum software.
Bill
>>>>>>>>>>
AAMOF|As a matter of fact
ABYC|American Boat and Yacht Council\nVoluntary standards authority for our...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-02-2020, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,259
What Sam said - rule out bad gas by either...
What Sam said - rule out bad gas by either pumping out (plenty of work, but allows you to put said gas in a translucent container and look for water), or run of an auxilliary tank. The usual warnings...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
04-20-2020, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,932
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Forum: Fuel System
12-23-2019, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 75
Views: 19,682
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-05-2019, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 9,378
I am very happy to report that my carburetor...
I am very happy to report that my carburetor issues have been resolved. While cleaning my carburetor this week I've discovered the following issues:
1. I think the main issue was that the idle...
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
12-05-2018, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 8,419
LG if you want to continue to be really cheap...
LG if you want to continue to be really cheap you might try replacing the packing hose instead of the shaft.
The packing hose is that special wire free, super thick hose that the stuffing box is...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
10-31-2018, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 9,437
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-06-2018, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,501
Lack of power / top end RPM
Just thought I would share the following, and maybe someday, someone searching for a trouble shooting answer can find this and resolve a very frustrating condition, with what turned outout to be a...
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Forum: Fuel System
05-24-2018, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,162
key word: reliably
Yes, and the peace of mind comes from knowing what you did to make the engine reliable. Or course, you never know. You might have done something else wrong, or neglected to do something right, and...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
04-09-2018, 12:18 AM
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Replies: 125
Views: 34,250
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Forum: Troubleshooting
03-15-2018, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 125
Views: 34,250
99% of ethanol issues on A4s happen *before the...
99% of ethanol issues on A4s happen *before the engine*. The parts going bad are not A4 parts. If you have good marine rated hoses, they won't dissolve. If you have a fuel tank made of the correct...
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