My sailor's cap is off to you. You win! Yes and that is why I would like to go electric;)
--- In [email protected], Dan Hardiman <hardiman...@...> wrote: > > 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 <dj2...@...> wrote: > > From: Doug <dj2...@...> > 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. >
