TOPIC: we finally got the motor running

i had sold my father in law,a 1995 rude 9.9 with 15 hp carbs,(horse power restrictions around here)for his pontoon boat,you can see justhow much he went through with it,it was running great but thn it quit,no spark.
he took it to a motor mechanic around here and after 611 bucks it still quit working,we it turns out it was a bad/broken wire in the plug that plugs into the motor,i was going to pay him back for it if it coulnt get fixed.
we took it to the lake yesterday and it ran great,as you can see by the pics of my father in law,and pics of my mother in law and my wife running the helm for the 1st time,lol also a pic of steve,he finally got the boat to go around the lake,lol,my wife is the 1st 2 pics. mom in law father in law

Glad to hear you got it fixed and out on the water John.

thanks neil,me too,i felt so bad that my fil got the motor from me,and had trouble with it i was going to buy it back,but hes very happy now,and so am i.
in the foum section "product reviews"in the "boat repair,punxy" pa,you can see some of the problems he had ust because of a broken wire.john

John,


I read the other thread. Awful. In the future, get the factory manual, and try the marineengine.com forum. 1995 is kind of on the modern side for me, but those factory manuals are great.
There is only one thing worse than in intermittent problem, and that is replacing a bad part with another bad part.

Is that a 2 or 4 stroke 9.9?
Even at $611 I don't think he charged you much for labor considering all the parts he replaced.

I learned a similar lesson with the first computer I owned. Charged me $700 for a nonexistant virus! 6 hrs. of labor and a new HDD.
Now I can build a pc with my eyes closed.

Those pics make me want to get out one more time.
Only twice on the water all summer.

John, glad to see another problem fixed. He can look forward to a trouble free season next year.

Jim, you got out twice as much as I did this year. ONCE, what the heck is going on for a couple of boat lovers. It's like the handyman who dosen't have time to fix his own house.

jim its a 2 stroke,i dont have a problem with the cost,if that is what was wrong,but it turned out to be the broken wire,lol.
cal,yep me too 1 time on the pontoon,although we did try 3 other times,lol.
and i know what you mean about the handyman,lol.john

John, Good news on your FILs boat. Hope that solves the problem. All of you guys have me beat as to days in the water this year. Currently I'm at zero but I'm not complaining, just anxious for next spring.

John,
Good job buddy, glad you got her going again. Great pics from the lake.

Bob

Glad you found the problem and fixed it.
That's the stuff that can drive you crazy.
If I don't get out at least once a day I start getting withdrawal (sp)
symptoms

Good job getting that thing going- Looks like it's being enjoyed!! Sometimes the service techs overlook the obvious

-Andrew

great john... i hope to go fishin on that sometime. ron

thanks everyone,he has had this boat for about 4 or 5 years he replaced everything on it,floors,carpet,furniture,and this is only the second time it has run the lakes ,without problems,tim fixed the 40 hp rude for him the clutch dog went on it,tim also had the9.9 runing great too,it was justthis darn wire that started to give him problems.
and ron im sure he wont mind taking you fishing,me too,lol,john