Wyatt
Well-known member
So heres the deal.....Took it to the lake for the first time since winterizing Saturday and she wouldn't stay running long enough to get the boat off the trailer. Almost felt like it was missing. I winched it back up and parked it. Cranked the motor while out of the water (yes, i know) and it idled perfectly for about 5 seconds before i shut it down. Backed it back into the water and cranked it up and the same issue occurred, felt weak and wouldnt idle. I took the boat back home and put the muffs on it and she cranked and ran perfectly. I ran the motor up to 3k rpms and she didnt skip a beat. Why would it not run correctly when the motor was in the water but would when on muffs?? Im baffled. Motor is a 1982 Evinrude 150.