bye bye engine?

Chopppywaters · 16 July 2006, 12:40

Aright so im in a bit of a hard situation. I had just left the harbor, opened it up to about 35 mph, and maybe 1 minute into it my engine spontaneously slows down and at the same time the oil starts spilling out of the seams of the outboard. All of it. Alarms were going off, the spillage was uncontrolable, but i kept goin at the slowerst speed possible till we smelled gas. Then i turned the motor off and dove off the boat lol. But we had to swim while dragging the boat for about a kilometer, i thought i was gonna throw up. But i just had the 20 hour service done to my engine and that was the first time i used it since then. Any idea what could have happened? ive never seen anything like it.

fast fred · 16 July 2006, 13:01

sounds like the oil pump is stuck wide open, and the powerhead has lost its seals, thares a good chance it's ok, that it just got over pumped with way to much oil.

sounds like at service the linkage got disconected,to make an addjustment or to test , when the oil pump gets disconected it don't shut off, it goes Full Blast.

Chopppywaters · 16 July 2006, 13:09

aright. The guys are actually comin to me to fix it (From marblehead to Nahant) if ur familiar with the places since you live in Boston hah. But i was wicked mad. Best weekend of the year and I don't have my boat.

fast fred · 16 July 2006, 13:49

see that you got a 4 strocker, you can't diss' the oil pump, but you can over fill the crank case with oil,( forget to drain it, forget you filled it, and fill it
again), that would do some thing like you described.

dctucker · 16 July 2006, 21:16

Who cares? It's a warranty problem!

I'm keeping my eyes open for that black Ribcraft, but haven't seen you out and about. However, I never get down to Nahant, except by bicycle.

Chopppywaters · 17 July 2006, 01:18

its not that i just hate how i just got it serviced, nicest weekend ever, and the boat has to be pulled

Turbodiesel · 17 July 2006, 11:10

I thought Honda are the dogs danglies?

Pete7 · 17 July 2006, 14:52

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Originally Posted by Turbodiesel

I thought Honda are the dogs danglies?

Nah, your better off with a Mariner, plus those nice lads at Barrus are now offering 20% off to all Ribnet members aren't they ?

Pete

Turbodiesel · 17 July 2006, 22:02

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Originally Posted by Pete7

Nah, your better off with a Mariner, plus those nice lads at Barrus are now offering 20% off to all Ribnet members aren't they ?

Pete

Ha Ha, that would be very nice but i doubt it very much!!!

wes · 20 July 2006, 19:34

Choppy - what did the problem end up being?

Chopppywaters · 21 July 2006, 00:00

I guess the oil filter burst? They fixed it and we are up and urnning again, although it looks as if the engine isnt attached now heh, havent noticed it but the engine when we accelerate kind of looks unstable

Nos4r2 · 21 July 2006, 00:31

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Originally Posted by Chopppywaters

although it looks as if the engine isnt attached now heh, havent noticed it but the engine when we accelerate kind of looks unstable

????!

Chopppywaters · 21 July 2006, 00:51

I really couldnt tell u lol...im not sure if its suppose to do that or not but whatever