I have a couple of questions actually, but possibly related:
I have a 1991 Bayliner Capri open bow 1850 with a Mercruiser 3.0 liter 4-cylinder I/O engine and an Alpha One Drive.
First: When pulling out of the marina, the boat starts and runs fine at low speed, but when advancing the throttle it either bogs down or dies. This happens for awhile, but it seems to become less of an issue as the motor warms up, but not always. What might be the issue?
Second: I have new NGK spark plugs and Quicksilver wires (not yet installed), but I was wondering about the distributor cap and rotor. If I were also to change them, would I also need to adjust the timing, or is it a simple one-for-one swap? May this fix the first problem I mentioned earlier?
Thanks much for any help anyone can provide!
I have a 1991 Bayliner Capri open bow 1850 with a Mercruiser 3.0 liter 4-cylinder I/O engine and an Alpha One Drive.
First: When pulling out of the marina, the boat starts and runs fine at low speed, but when advancing the throttle it either bogs down or dies. This happens for awhile, but it seems to become less of an issue as the motor warms up, but not always. What might be the issue?
Second: I have new NGK spark plugs and Quicksilver wires (not yet installed), but I was wondering about the distributor cap and rotor. If I were also to change them, would I also need to adjust the timing, or is it a simple one-for-one swap? May this fix the first problem I mentioned earlier?
Thanks much for any help anyone can provide!