Posted by
admin on Apr 8th
I have a 115 HP OMC engine in my 19′ sunbird speed boat. I have been using it the last few weeks and after taking it out last saturday for most of the day i went to fill the gas tank and after only 2 gallons the gas started to overflow out of the vent/overflow device. I can’t get more then 2 gallons at a time. When it should be easily taking about 10 gallons at least. Then when i took it out since the boat runs fine at WOT but when in no wake zones at 1000 to 2000 RPMS the RPMS slowly decline until the engine starts shaking and stalls or you pump the primer bulb to “force” more gas flow through. What could be the likely problem? And could both be related? I did change the fuel line, primer bulb, and fuel filter and added fuel additive to the gas. This does not happen all the time. IF i go through 8 no wake zones the stalling problem will happen in about 4 of them. Sometimes it runs fine at that speed and no primr bulb pumping is necessary. P.S. should i install a water seperator to the fuel line?
Posted by
admin on Mar 7th
It will stay running once it is warmed up, yet I have to rev it up for a few minutes before it will run/idle on it’s own. I’m turning it into a race car for a compact car division at the local race track. The person I bought it from told us that it sat for three years or more. It sounds like water in the tank, but I’ve already put dry gas in it. Does it need carburatuer cleaner? New plug wires? What can I do to help it start better?
Posted by
admin on Feb 25th
My car started cutting out pretty bad so I floored it. When I got to a stop sign it died. I pulled over and it started just fine and i drove it home. The next day I put some heet in the gas tank hoping it was just water. Well today it just died like 5 times. Does it sound like it is water in the gas tank? How long should it take for the heet to work? I have only driven the car probably 6 miles since putting the heet in. Someone please help me.
The car is a 1998 Ford contour. I just recently had to replace the timing belt, idle pully and serpentine belt.
Posted by
admin on Feb 11th
I have a 1994 Dodge intrepid, and I make no payments on it, all i pay for it is insurance and gas. I am a high school student making $7 an hour and i hardly get 15 hours a week, when i try and push every shift for an extra hour or so.. Every shift I try to stay as late as possible, and im always picking up shifts for co-workers, and with all that work, I still only end up with at most $230 for two weeks. I pay for my own basic necessities (food, clothes, personal hygiene products,etc) while I am also trying to save money for a good laptop before I go to college, and I plan to move out of the house in about a year (by then I will get to work more since I wont be in school)
Until recently my intrepid has done what it needed to do.
here is what is wrong with my car
-extremely loose tie rods
-grommets missing
-in need of an alignment
-new fuses for my horn/radio
-new battery (corroded)
-new belts (they’re really badly cracked & frayed)
-the brake fluid is at 100ppm when it is required to be at at at least 200ppm
-really really really really loose steering
-has been over 50,000 on the same shocks & struts
-exhaust system leaking
-engine fluid leaks
-slow leak in RF tire
-need two more tires (^^ including above)
My sister was the one that had the car before me, and didn’t do preventive maintenance on it at all, and only changed the oil when it absolutely needed it, instead of after ever 3,000 miles.
The cost to replace the tie rods & get a new grommet would cost me $436.61 (mainly because of the time it would take to replace it)
That does NOT include the other replacements that are obviously needed. and.. clearly, i cannot afford this sort of maintenance until after about two months. I have a cell phone bill, insurance, and basic necessities to pay for first, so that is why it would take me that long (at the very least).. and i cant go without it, and I made an agreement with my parents that i would take care of everything myself aside from rent/gas/electric/water once I got a job, and I absolutely refuse to ask my parents to help, because I would have to pay them back, and I don’t know how long that would take me, and I hate the feeling of owing someone money, I have always been very good with paying people back because of that. I hate it! Also, Especially with how the economy is going, I want to be able to learn on my own how to deal with saving money without asking others for help, I want to do this on my own!
Posted by
admin on Dec 29th
I have a four stroke suzuki outboard. I has been acting up a little lately. It runs fine at full throttle for about 5-10 minutes. At this point, the motor will just slow down to near idle for about a second then it will take off again like a scalded dog for about a minute or two and then it does it again. I already changed the fuel filter thinking it may be water or dirt. That seem to improve it but a very minor improvement. Where should I start?
Posted by
admin on Dec 15th
hey i bought this jet ski yesterday and it started up fine twice right away when i demo’d it. but today i tried to start it and it doesnt kick over. i bought it knowing the gauges dont work, it has a little bit of water in it and i was wondering what i could do to fix that, they said the warning light still works though
thanks for any help
Posted by
admin on Sep 6th
the truck ran fine until it was parked for 4 months….now it will turn over and run….but it won’t stay running…what can i do to trouble shoot this? i have checked all fuses, i am going to put 3 gals of gas in each tank with a stabilizer…just in case of old or water in fuel…and i am gonna change the gas filter……what else should i do….?
Posted by
admin on Aug 18th
I need a cheap car that runs, but is also under $300. I want to try and convert this car into a hydrogen/gas hybrid, but I don’t want to nulify my car’s warrenty.
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