Recent content by sneakybender24

Yeah, was thinking of going for a repower but it looks like I'm just getting a new powerhead. At least by me, even new boats on the dealer lot are engineless for months and months. Anything on the used market seems to be pretty pricey or at 3000+ hours, so a new powerhead seems to me to be...

Quick update after talking to the mechanic, sounds like a bad crank bearing causing huge play in the crankshaft, he says I need a whole new block. I would repower but it sounds like new engines are pretty hard to come by nowadays.

I should definitely get a trash can to try it out. I ran it today with the LU on, and the sound really does sound like it's coming from the forward part of it. Additionally, the prop spins in neutral, unlike any boat I've seen. You can stop it with a 2x4 or something, it's not mechanically...

Would you be willing to sell just one?

The nylon post cover is your standard 2-7/8" one that you can get from westmarine or other boat supply store. As for the u-bolt, I called Todd and they don't make it anymore, and unfortunately it's not a simple rounded u-bolt. My solution was to just use 2 bolts from the hardware store instead...

I ran it with the lower unit off, and I'm about 95% sure that the sound went away, but it's a little tricky with the exhaust being much louder. Either way, since I saw so much exhaust corrosion, I'll be taking her to the shop this week.

I'm hoping the local Yamaha guy can help with some of those questions, and maybe has a kit lying around. Partsvu is also likely backordered too, they just don't say it on their site. I've had them do something like that in the past and not tell me it'd actually be a couple months before I get...

@mustang Thanks! After looking at the video pulling the powerhead off is probably more than I have space/tools/time do deal with right now, so off to the dealer I go. I haven't seen many other signs of corrosion around the motor while doing other jobs but that doesn't mean there isn't any...

Some goods and some bads with the lower unit off. The noise is gone, but it looks like the exhaust is pretty corroded. I checked the oil, and ran it for an afternoon after changing the oil (added a nmea fuel flow sensor so I needed to test that). It had no codes on the computer. After a...

Thanks for the help. I pulled the cover off the top and it's definitely not rubbing on the plastic, but I have read a few threads about it being the lower unit. Unfortunately submerged logs are an issue around here so I may have hit something although there aren't many signs of it. We'll see...

Hi, Picked up a great '90 offshore 240 about 4 months ago, with 1100 hours on the 4 stroke yamaha on the back. It's run like a champ since I bought it for about 50 hours. On my way to a fishing spot this afternoon, at 4400 rpm, it started sounding funny and is making a bad knocking sound in...