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Let me start off and say hello and I am glad to be on here and I appreciate everyone's advice. So I bought my 1996 205 LT1 last year 2016 at the end of the summer. When I test drove the boat it ran absolutely great. I purchased it for 12,500 in hopes of getting a great boat that I that would be a toy that works. And that I would only have to do the normal maintenance to, NOT rebuild.
So first day on the lake (Lake Lanier, Ga) Dropped it in the water turn the key,,, dead battery. The previous owner left the ignition on. Great so I try to jump start it doesn't work, I go buy a new battery try again. Cranks right up. HURRYAY! My wife and my buddy hop on and we are off. Nothin but smiles for Five minutes then the engine starts to studder, cough, drops rpm and squealing and knocking bad. We limp back to the boat ramp. We notice that the oil press goes all the way up as soon as you turn the ign in the on position before we ran it for the first time. Alright Replaced the oil sender with new, same result, new gauge same result later we found out it wrong in the wrong place. Over the next few days we start going thru this thing. Check voltage 0 Replaced alternator with new. Same result. We read somewhere probably here that you could fry the comp by trying to jump start a boat. ( AS I'M SURE YOU ALL CAN GUESS THE PREVIOUS OWNER KNOWS NOTHING AND HAS NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BOAT) I sent the comp out to a guy in CALI OBD2 diagnostics I believe. He checked the comp=GOOD. I checked spark it checked good. Also replace the ECT in the water Recirculating pump with a new one.
Still doesn't run right still in what I believe is limp mode. Fuel Pressure checked good + new fuel filter.
Manually checked the oil Pressure checked BAD!!!!! 6PSI So out the engine goes!!
Spun,,, 1 main bearing and broke a main cap (the big one)
spun 3 rod bearings
spun Cam bearings
So I found new block, new crank, and a new cam
Alright so I found Carolina Machine engine and they said they were able to rebuild my engine cheaper than I could myself. Terrible experience took them 4 months and was promised 3 weeks. Anyways.
I received my long block freshly rebuilt, (NEW EVERYTHING, PISTONS, PISTON RINGS, RODS, LIFTERS, PUSH RODS, TIMING SET, COMPUTER BALANCED) put it all back together. found out the oil pressure sensor was in the water jacket there for inop got the figured out good oil press now. STILL WON'T RUN RIGHT ITS IN what I believe LIMP MODE won't go over 2100rpm!!!! I NEED HELP!!!! I Have the MEFI2 scanner from OBD2 Dianostics and the coolant temp says that says that is not over heating. The MAX I have seen is 150.4 btw I also have new thermostats 143/160 in the correct position and the plus the gibbson service bulletin completed. I need charts to check all the sensors also.
THANKS AGAIN
So first day on the lake (Lake Lanier, Ga) Dropped it in the water turn the key,,, dead battery. The previous owner left the ignition on. Great so I try to jump start it doesn't work, I go buy a new battery try again. Cranks right up. HURRYAY! My wife and my buddy hop on and we are off. Nothin but smiles for Five minutes then the engine starts to studder, cough, drops rpm and squealing and knocking bad. We limp back to the boat ramp. We notice that the oil press goes all the way up as soon as you turn the ign in the on position before we ran it for the first time. Alright Replaced the oil sender with new, same result, new gauge same result later we found out it wrong in the wrong place. Over the next few days we start going thru this thing. Check voltage 0 Replaced alternator with new. Same result. We read somewhere probably here that you could fry the comp by trying to jump start a boat. ( AS I'M SURE YOU ALL CAN GUESS THE PREVIOUS OWNER KNOWS NOTHING AND HAS NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BOAT) I sent the comp out to a guy in CALI OBD2 diagnostics I believe. He checked the comp=GOOD. I checked spark it checked good. Also replace the ECT in the water Recirculating pump with a new one.
Still doesn't run right still in what I believe is limp mode. Fuel Pressure checked good + new fuel filter.
Manually checked the oil Pressure checked BAD!!!!! 6PSI So out the engine goes!!
Spun,,, 1 main bearing and broke a main cap (the big one)
spun 3 rod bearings
spun Cam bearings
So I found new block, new crank, and a new cam
Alright so I found Carolina Machine engine and they said they were able to rebuild my engine cheaper than I could myself. Terrible experience took them 4 months and was promised 3 weeks. Anyways.
I received my long block freshly rebuilt, (NEW EVERYTHING, PISTONS, PISTON RINGS, RODS, LIFTERS, PUSH RODS, TIMING SET, COMPUTER BALANCED) put it all back together. found out the oil pressure sensor was in the water jacket there for inop got the figured out good oil press now. STILL WON'T RUN RIGHT ITS IN what I believe LIMP MODE won't go over 2100rpm!!!! I NEED HELP!!!! I Have the MEFI2 scanner from OBD2 Dianostics and the coolant temp says that says that is not over heating. The MAX I have seen is 150.4 btw I also have new thermostats 143/160 in the correct position and the plus the gibbson service bulletin completed. I need charts to check all the sensors also.
THANKS AGAIN
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