Well, ordered the new prop the other day (thanks to all who put in their 2 cents about it), and was feeling good when I went to work on my Horizon 180LE today.
On the menu, set/verify initial timing, check oil, clean and grease tach fittings. Those of you who followed my "Prop Swap" thread know that i was having tach issues.
Well, warmed the boat up, got the ignition shunt out and went to work. Ignition shunt did not work as terminals C & D were not jumped. An hour to figure that out, then back to work.
Timing marks are worn, timing it was a bitch but I think I got it close. Once timing was set (or as close as possible), went to work on the tach.
My tach problems apparently stemmed from 2 issues. First, it was set to 4cyl rather than 6 (4.3L V-6). Reset it to 6 then re-timed the engine, which led to problem 2. Engine's running, set the timing, felt happy with how it was running. Went to turn it off, noticed the temp gauge was near pegged. Dumb Ass (that would be me) forgot to turn the water back on to the outdrive. F@CK!!!!!!!
So, in a very panicked way turned the boat off, turned the water back on, let it run for a few, then started the boat. Everything "seems" fine, but dammit I know better than that. So, guess I'm pulling the impeller casing to see how bad I chewed up the impeller. It only ran that way for a minute or two, but DAMN!
Then, after all this sh!t, I calm down enough to go back to the tach and clean the connections, the tach breaks in half LITERALLY. It apparently had separated from the faceplate at some point, the PO merely threw some glue on it and then glued it back into the dash.
So, new tach ordered, timing set but at what cost to the engine, now have to pull the impeller case, change oil and check for other damage.
Someone remind me why I want/need a boat?!?!?!
