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Oh man. Cross your fingers that you haven't done anything too bad. First thing I'd check is if you were getting any water at all. I suspect that answer might be no given that your manifold hose...

This is your answer. So much cleaner than draining it! Also, buy this one rather than the really cheap HF kind.

You didn't mention what kind of boat, but the common places aside from the packing nut are the ballast system (really common for there to be a leak somewhere in the plumbing or the bags), a failing...

For the impeller not spinning, I have heard of them spinning on their splined bushing (though it's never happened to me). Once you have some indication that the engine is okay, I would replace the...

For the love of all that is holy, buy the impeller removal tool too. It is SO SO worth it not to have to fight the thing for every millimeter if you use needle nose vise grips or the like.

I have a Launch SSV so it's a bit different, but when I removed my upholstery I had to go full contortionist to get at all the fasteners. My guess would be if you pull your speakers you'll fine a...

You have pressure to the rail, next I think I would figure out if the injectors are actually spraying or not. Does it still occassionally cough and sputter? if so, then electrical to the injectors is...

Just to close the loop on this, the problem ended up being the pickup coil (under the distributor). Failed the ohm test, so I went ahead and pulled the whole distributor and replaced it. Good to go...

Boat was running fine down the river the other day and bam- totally died. No sputter and cough, just dead.

Like I said in the title, it cranks but no spark and no fuel spray from the injectors. I...

I'll be interested to hear what other folks have to say, but I wouldn't get WAY bent out of shape worrying about major engine problems just yet. In a compression test, all cylinders should be within...

(I'm assuming this is still cable controlled in '06). Check the cable between the servo and the throttle. Mine was a little rusted and sticky this year and made the perfect pass work exactly like...

Have you ever tried to drink from a straw that's got a crack in it, and all you get is bubbles along with half the Coke you expected? Same thing. Easiest way to check if a temp issue could be causing...

Update on this: I bought the CIPA mirror, and it's nice but I can't put my cover on without taking the mirror off, so I don't think it's gonna work. I'm not willing to take it on and off 2x a week,...

Disconnect it from under the bow seat. It's pretty easy to deal with. If you're a cheapskate like me and the core itself is leaking, take it to Auto Zone and have them let you look through the book...

If you run in shallow water I'd also look REALLY close at the trans cooler. Mine sucks up junk from time to time near my dock and it embeds in the passages and causes flow trouble.

Do the bucket flow test next to make sure you've got enough water moving through. Pull off the hose from the impeller at the t-stat housing and see how long it takes to fill a 5 gallon bucket. I...

My level of rage at only ever being able to see my own ugly mug is high enough that I'm not deterred by the price tags. BUT: I would want to mount it on the drivers side so it doesn't interfere with...

Hey everyone. I've got a 2003 Launch 22SSV and the mirror drives me crazy. I'm always ducking my head around trying to see the rider instead of myself. Does anyone have a mirror setup that gives a...

You sure it's not boat temp related? Mine will do stuff like that when the computer goes to shutdown mode if it's overheating. Usually this is because some crap is clogging up the transmission...

Took me FOREVER to finally figure out this hard starting issue. In the end, it took a mechanic to help me diagnose it. Culprit was the ignition coil. Changed it out and the boat runs better than it...

It's gotta be a ground issue, right? The fact that you're blowing a fuse on the bilge tells you it's drawing too much current. But why EVERYTHING is doing it... hmm. I think there is a big ground...

So you have a fuel delivery or spark issue, and you need to isolate between the two. When it dies while running is it a complete and total die - no coughing or sputtering? When you try to restart it...

My first thought when I read your post was 'it's overheating and going into limp mode'. I still would bet that is what's happening. I have an '03 Launch SSV too, and similar things have happened to...

Hmm... so I'm not an expert on spark related issues. Lively, what do you mean by diagnosing fuel with a propane torch?

Plugs were replaced last summer but I've never done the spark plug wires. If...

I changed the distributor cap and rotor over the weekend and it didn't help. I'll go grab my fuel pressure tester this week and see what I've got. I'm looking for 30PSI, correct?