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Forum: Troubleshooting 06-12-2019, 04:40 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,608
Posted By dwkfym
Transmission problem - reverse

I've been chasing a reverse problem for the past few years. I've only had reverse for a little bit out of those few seasons.

Adjusting the adjustment nut under the transmission cover would only...
Forum: Troubleshooting 06-13-2018, 11:39 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,844
Posted By dwkfym
Turns out the clip is still there. I turnes in...

Turns out the clip is still there. I turnes in another 180 degrees and i have appreciable reverse at the end of the lever travel now, amd some semblence of neutral (have to hunt to find). I think...
Forum: Troubleshooting 06-12-2018, 11:12 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,233
Posted By dwkfym
Went in before this winter. There is no starting...

Went in before this winter. There is no starting issue (starts up barely after first crank has time to finish)
Forum: Troubleshooting 06-11-2018, 11:55 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,233
Posted By dwkfym
Its gradual. #1 being cooleest, with #4 being...

Its gradual. #1 being cooleest, with #4 being hottest. Each plug gets hotter and hotter
Forum: Troubleshooting 06-11-2018, 11:12 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,844
Posted By dwkfym
Thanks. It is definitely not there. If i...

Thanks. It is definitely not there.
If i 'tighten' the nut, as to make reverse engagement easier, does that make the neutral zone wider or smaller? I will wire in safety wire from that bolt to...
Forum: Troubleshooting 06-11-2018, 10:12 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,233
Posted By dwkfym
plug wires are correct. So indeed timing might...

plug wires are correct. So indeed timing might be causing this? I will redo timing as soon as I can.
Forum: Troubleshooting 06-10-2018, 04:09 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,233
Posted By dwkfym
just wanted to update - my distributor, rotor,...

just wanted to update - my distributor, rotor, and points are brand new.
Forum: Troubleshooting 06-10-2018, 04:03 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,844
Posted By dwkfym
I'm having trouble visualizing this but the nut...

I'm having trouble visualizing this but the nut seemed to spin without much way of securing it. Would this have to do with it? I do have *some* reverse ability. At the dock, at idle, it will start...
Forum: Troubleshooting 06-09-2018, 10:30 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,844
Posted By dwkfym
Reverse and neutral adjustment

My forward clicks in with a moderate amount of force - pretty easy to use. A bit stiff. My reverse used to go in and stay there, with an appreciable neutral zone. One day my reverse started not...
Forum: Troubleshooting 06-09-2018, 09:11 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,495
Posted By dwkfym
Mine was doing that. Turns out that my new tstat...

Mine was doing that. Turns out that my new tstat housing wasnt tightened enough. Lol
Forum: Troubleshooting 06-09-2018, 09:09 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,233
Posted By dwkfym
Yes #4, transmissioj side plug. I will try...

Yes #4, transmissioj side plug.
I will try pulling #1 while its running
Forum: Troubleshooting 06-08-2018, 12:02 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,233
Posted By dwkfym
That is why I am thinking #4 is missing - firing...

That is why I am thinking #4 is missing - firing every once in a while. Brand new plugs. its black, sooty, carbon fouling.

I can see one of the valves in #1 moving. The plug comes out looking...
Forum: Troubleshooting 06-08-2018, 01:18 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,233
Posted By dwkfym
#4 spark plug fouled. Temperaturw differences between plugs

My #4 plug is always sooty black when I pull it out. The other plugs are normal. This happens within 15 mins of idling. Also, my #1 plug is cool enpugh to touch, and the plugs get hotter as they get...
Forum: Electrical 11-27-2017, 12:37 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 8,891
Posted By dwkfym
Someone told me to use a relay? to reduce the...

Someone told me to use a relay? to reduce the voltage going to the blower, so it can run without burning out anything while the engine is on. It'd certainly help with bypass fume smells in the cabin...
Forum: Electrical 11-25-2017, 02:52 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 8,891
Posted By dwkfym
Update: got the engine running. My ground cable...

Update: got the engine running. My ground cable on the cap was pinched off.

The switch is a 4 position switch - ACC, OFF, IGN, ST.
my blower is connected to 'A' post and it turns on at all...
Forum: Polls 11-25-2017, 04:08 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 49,498
Posted By dwkfym
Me too! I hate this bar. I wish mine was...

Me too! I hate this bar. I wish mine was screwed right into the keel but if it were, I'd never be able to service it. Must be a Bristol thing (B30 here)
Forum: Electrical 11-19-2017, 01:19 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 8,891
Posted By dwkfym
I already did, and said so in an earlier post. ...

I already did, and said so in an earlier post. Tester says its getting juice but no visible spark neither from the wire going to the plug or at the spark plug. The coil isn't getting warm either. ...
Forum: Electrical 11-18-2017, 05:39 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 8,891
Posted By dwkfym
Update: pretty sure I fried the coil again before...

Update: pretty sure I fried the coil again before I rewired the engine. Coil was only reading 9.6-10V with multimeter to the pos and neg posts.
Forum: Electrical 11-18-2017, 05:36 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 8,891
Posted By dwkfym
Update: pretty sure I fried the coil again. Coil...

Update: pretty sure I fried the coil again. Coil was only reading 9.6-10V with multimeter to the pos and neg posts.
Forum: Electrical 11-18-2017, 01:51 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 8,891
Posted By dwkfym
The choke controls are at the cockpit, and right...

The choke controls are at the cockpit, and right now there is no functional starter at the cockpit.
Forum: Electrical 11-17-2017, 09:39 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 8,891
Posted By dwkfym
Update: Rewired everything and simplified wiring...

Update: Rewired everything and simplified wiring so that it tracks the diagram posted here (with the 50A fuse between alt. and starter). It cranked over right away.

However, I'm not getting any...
Forum: Electrical 11-14-2017, 12:23 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 8,891
Posted By dwkfym
The controls, choke and the starter button is in...

The controls, choke and the starter button is in the cockpit. Isn't a modern four position switch a starter button itself? The four pos switch would be installed in the cockpit, correct?
Forum: Electrical 11-13-2017, 04:38 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 8,891
Posted By dwkfym
Thank you. That sounds like I have to reroute...

Thank you. That sounds like I have to reroute choke controls since I can't start the engine from the cockpit. How do you have your boat set up for that?
Forum: Electrical 11-13-2017, 03:05 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 8,891
Posted By dwkfym
I think I'm going to get a new ignition switch...

I think I'm going to get a new ignition switch and rewire as it is in he a4 diagram supplied earlier on this thread. I've never shopped for an ignition switch before. What specifications should I be...
Forum: Electrical 11-13-2017, 01:39 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 8,891
Posted By dwkfym
I totally forgot about the wire that goes from...

I totally forgot about the wire that goes from the positive post on my fuse bus (where Gal pump, DF, and radio are powered from) to the common terminal on the selector switch. It's also popping the...
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