Wow! This sounds a lot like my first month of A4 ownership, then the saga continued for the next year.
Replaced the carb w/ a rebuilt one Replaced the impeller Drained the fuel tank Installed a fuel/water separator New Dist Cap, plugs and wires Got stuck in the Baltimore Inner Harbor, replaced the over heated coil Anti-siphon valve stops working, raw water siphons in and backs up through exhaust, floods cylinders, past rings into the oil pan; quite a mess Transmission now slips; study the art of contortionism and learn to wedge my 6'2" body into the cave and adjust the tranny clutch plate. Rebuilt the Oberdorfer water pump, new bearings and seals flushed the water jacket with diluted vinegar Got stuck in Annapolis, fixed corroded ignition wire Stuck on the Magothy in a lightning storm w/ overheating engine, thermostat went; new $75 thermostat Decided to replace all wiring Replaced the water jacket side plate and cleaned out the cooling system Fuel pump died; replaced pump and fuel lines, moved coil to engine room wall Alternator died, replaced with high output model GF breaks off key in ignition, (I'm nearly in tears) Mid-Summer 2003, in a last ditch effort to save our relationship, I purchased a 9.8hp Nissan outboard from outlineoutboards.com; no issues since. I'm now a sailor instead of a mechanic. Dan Hardiman C27TR #4149 "Summer Skis" Annapolis, MD --- On Wed, 6/23/10, Doug <[email protected]> wrote: From: Doug <[email protected]> Subject: [IC27A] A4 fun stuff To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 9:56 AM I'm sure this has been discussed in the pass but new to me. I've had a series of little problems with my Atomic 4 that I'm happy to say it is running again, for now. The first was the engine not turning over which I thought was the battery not being charged. Turns out the starter solenoid was the culprit. Fixed by (i believe) rotating the battery connection at the solenoid. Eventually I will replace it with the new spare. The second was engine quitting while trying to return to slip. The electric fuel pump just kept running indicating no fuel. When I finally got back to the slip I disconnected every thing and thinking the pump was bad took it off too. Did I mention I don't like gas? Managed to get gas on me and the boat. I took out the fill tube, valve out of the tank to see if that was clogged. Contacting Moyer Marine for a fuel pump purchase I was told that the pump was probably good and that there was a siphon break so place. The only thing I found was the check valve (anti-siphon valve) might have been stuck. Everything went back together and it worked great. The third thing was looking over the stern and realizing no water coming out of the exhaust. So off came the water pump back plate. Sure enough there were no vanes left on the impeller. Lucky for me the previous owner had a spare new Barco. Looks a little different but seams to work. This all happened with in a week. It has been so hot in the afternoons I've had to go down at first light to do the work and then hightail it back to my job. Hopefully this will be all for awhile because as you all know working on an inboard on the C27 is a bear.
