Jeff Sondak
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So any help would be greatly appreciated!
Was out on the lake the other day, running across the channel at about 45mph with the engine at 4500-5000 rpms. All of a sudden the engine just dies! Thought I might have hit the safety lanyard and pulled the kill switch?! Started back up right away. Went further on the lake doing same speed and it again just dies! I have had this thing at 5200RPMs at 50+ with no issues in past.
So I raised the engine checked prop, etc. Nothing seemed out of ordinary...I start I up again with no issues and same thing happens, not I start to worry get it to nearest marine, idling slow...we take off the cover and the oil res is fairly low. So I buy a quart of 2 stroke oil and drive it out of the marina, and notice the engine has a Knock to it, sounds like lifters in old cars...
I went back to Marina but it was Monday and they had no service techs...called later, and they are saying could be blown power head, crankshaft, cylinders, etc... $$$ is all I hear.
Any thoughts on what I could be or a way to diagnose? I changed the plugs, changed the oil and it still sounds like knocking coming from center to lower unit...
Before bringing it to a shop figured I would ask.
Thanks for the help!
Jeff
Was out on the lake the other day, running across the channel at about 45mph with the engine at 4500-5000 rpms. All of a sudden the engine just dies! Thought I might have hit the safety lanyard and pulled the kill switch?! Started back up right away. Went further on the lake doing same speed and it again just dies! I have had this thing at 5200RPMs at 50+ with no issues in past.
So I raised the engine checked prop, etc. Nothing seemed out of ordinary...I start I up again with no issues and same thing happens, not I start to worry get it to nearest marine, idling slow...we take off the cover and the oil res is fairly low. So I buy a quart of 2 stroke oil and drive it out of the marina, and notice the engine has a Knock to it, sounds like lifters in old cars...
I went back to Marina but it was Monday and they had no service techs...called later, and they are saying could be blown power head, crankshaft, cylinders, etc... $$$ is all I hear.
Any thoughts on what I could be or a way to diagnose? I changed the plugs, changed the oil and it still sounds like knocking coming from center to lower unit...
Before bringing it to a shop figured I would ask.
Thanks for the help!
Jeff
