Thanks everyone. Freezing is very possible as the boat is in Canada, and I did have an overheat event after launching one time and the system did not prime. I hope it is just the riser/ manifold as I feel comfortable with that job. I will confirm when I get it torn apart. External flapper is...
Hi Espos. Thanks for responding.
Everything is original. Boat is 1996 Skiray so 23 years old, fresh water raw cooling, only about 500 hrs.
Oil looks fine.
The odd thing to me is that both sides of the engine have the identical problem and degree of water, meaning the failure happened at...
Discovered problem when motor hydrauliced and broke off starter motor bolts. Pulled plugs and found teaspoons of water coming out from rear 2 cylinders on both sides. Purged water and would run normally but on next start, same problem. I am getting very skilled at replacing broken starter...
I have had 2 of the same boat and color, but mine had the 350 Mag Ski Engine which is sadly approaching end of life. Can you send a bunch of pictures of your motor, carb cables, and mounts etc so I can try determine what may be involved in upgrading mine to a 454. Not trying to take anything...