Forum: Overhaul
04-02-2012, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 502
Views: 135,334
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Forum: Overhaul
04-02-2012, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 502
Views: 135,334
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Forum: General Interest
03-29-2012, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 9,551
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Forum: Troubleshooting
03-28-2012, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 22,092
I would also recommend a good carb cleaning. be...
I would also recommend a good carb cleaning. be sure to clean your spark arrestor well, it sounds like your flooding out at low rpm the spark arestor is copper and has a tendency to corrode in the...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
03-28-2012, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,647
Water heater havoc
Before completely writing off your fancy water heater, try to see if it has some way of cleaning it. I could see it getting gunked up after sitting for a winter. Try removing it and clearing out...
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Forum: General Interest
03-28-2012, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 9,551
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Forum: Polls
03-24-2012, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 49,725
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Forum: Polls
03-24-2012, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 49,725
I ended up putting a hole in the bottom of the...
I ended up putting a hole in the bottom of the keel on my ericson, I noticed it was weeping for about two weeks after she was pulled and docked in my yard. I drilled the hole with a 1/2" angle...
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Forum: General Maintenance
03-21-2012, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 6,298
I found the same issue with my flame arestor, I...
I found the same issue with my flame arestor, I tried cleaning it with carb cleaner, it got some of the crusty green stuff out but not enough, so I used a soft wire brush nice and gently going with...
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Forum: Pearson
03-20-2012, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 10,075
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Forum: Pearson
03-20-2012, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 10,075
Have you checked your mounting bolts recently?...
Have you checked your mounting bolts recently? the thud when it goes in gear sounds like a loose or broken motor mount. I chased a similar issue in my friends boat down, turned out he used it to...
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Forum: Fuel System
03-20-2012, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 21,742
I don't know about anyone else, but sometimes I...
I don't know about anyone else, but sometimes I clean my carb for something to do. The fuel filter too, its just so cheap to do and I feel like I did something. Another thing I've run into with old...
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Forum: Introductions
03-20-2012, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,241
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Forum: Introductions
03-20-2012, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,241
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Forum: Ignition System
03-18-2012, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,404
If the coil was bad you would still be getting...
If the coil was bad you would still be getting power to it on the positive side if the ignition was on. You could double check the ground off the distributor, you should get an intermitent ground...
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Forum: General Interest
03-18-2012, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,683
Hello anthony I'd recommend checking on the...
Hello anthony I'd recommend checking on the inside of the rear flange. Someone could have torqued it improperly and broke that piece off, are you leaking oil out the rear flange? I checked on my...
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Forum: General Interest
03-18-2012, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 9,417
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Forum: Polls
03-18-2012, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 67
Views: 69,117
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Forum: Introductions
03-18-2012, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,115
wow your water passages seem pretty gunked up...
wow your water passages seem pretty gunked up too. I'd recommend pulling off the whole coolant system. I find after taking off the water jacket cover and scooping all the gunk out of the block a...
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Forum: Introductions
03-18-2012, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,241
Thank You Everyone
This is my first post on the forum but about my 50th time here. I just started my a4 after a complete rebuild and rewire and am happy to say she spins like a top. I've built my share of motors for...
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Forum: Introductions
03-17-2012, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,989
Thank You Everyone
So I just started my a4 after a complete rebuild without any problems, thanks to the former posts of everyone here. Every question I had was asked and answered by someone else at some time. I...
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