Reply With QuoteJou gotta leek mayn.
Maybe the riser sprung a leak and drained down into the manifold during the downtime? How old is the motor? Year, hours?
Out boating Saturday, just toolin' around with some friends. I pulled up to a buddy's houseboat, and when we were ready to leave the starter went clUnK CLuNK WhIIrrrrrrr.
So I got a tow, put it back on the trailer and off to the dealer. I stopped by this morning to talk to 'em, and the guy told me the motor was hydrolocked. That, of course, shelled the starter. So he says "We pulled the spark plugs and cleared the water, no damage to the motor".
So I'm thinking what in the f*ck happened? How did the water get in the motor, the exhaust outlets are at the waterline and quite a bit lower than the exhaust manifold.
Jou gotta leek mayn.
Maybe the riser sprung a leak and drained down into the manifold during the downtime? How old is the motor? Year, hours?
Jou gotta leek mayn.
Maybe the riser sprung a leak and drained down into the manifold during the downtime? How old is the motor? Year, hours?
2004, 20.5 hours. The service guy said the same thing about stopping fast, but I was driving pretty easy. I guess it's a good thing I have a four year warranty. :notam:
The outlets are on the side of the boat at the waterline, it's a Chapparal 256.
2004, 20.5 hours. The service guy said the same thing about stopping fast, but I was driving pretty easy. I guess it's a good thing I have a four year warranty. :notam:
The outlets are on the side of the boat at the waterline, it's a Chapparal 256.
Ok, too new for a leak. I would probably suspect the side-waves, boat wakes, and such that splashed at the boat while you were away? Seems too simple and also that it would be a constant problem. Keep an eye on it!
You should have an internal flapper on the inside of the tips to prevent water from getting in from the side. Even with the tips on the side, stopping fast could cause water to back up the tip, hence the need for an internal flapper. It also quite possible that there were internal flapper on the tips but the they got blown out by the 496. I do know that our 525 blew out the stock internal flappers.
Honestly I don't know F'ing Sh1t about motors... But it does sound like water went in the the exhaust.. Maybe it happened when you came off plane and shut down?
Rex Marine sells some real nice flappers that are stainless :wink: Just look them up in the catalog :220v: :skull: :crossx:
Rex Marine sells some real nice flappers that are stainless :wink: Just look them up in the catalog :220v: :skull: :crossx:
That right there is funny.
its never too early to spring a leak.
But I like the water came in after you stopped theory. Get some flappers and stop slower or give it some gas after you stop to outrun the "wave". :hammer2:
It doesn't take much to suck a flapper. Get in the habit of stopping by slowing down at a normal pace and then right before you come to a complete stop, turn the boat a little to the left or right so the water rushing up behind you goes by without hitting your exhaust.
External clamp on flappers (http://www.rexmar.com/page232.html) will prevent water from rushing up the tips.
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