Gordynk
New Member
Hello,
This is my first post in these forums!
I have a 1993 GTX that has decided not to start this last weekend, which left us using the 94 GTX so not all was lost but still disappointing.
I do not know these engines well enough to start pulling things off and troubleshooting, although I am going to study and work on becoming more knowledgeable about the inner working of these engines this summer.
The 93 GTX worked fine the weekend before, but this last weekend I got it in the water and it would not start. It turns over, but will not start. Battery was on trickle charger for about 6 hours prior to launching. I tried for several cranks (maybe 5 minutes off and on) before I could hear battery starting to drain so called it a day and put it back on the trailer. So my idea is to work backwards and replace the battery and then maybe try replacing the spark plugs? Is this a good plan? If so what battery do you recommend? Plugs? Good place to buy them? Also one final question if I may, how can I trouble shoot out of the water once I get new battery installed, is it OK to dry-fire it just to see if battery was the issue?
Sorry for being so wordy, and I thank you for any help...
Gordy
This is my first post in these forums!
I have a 1993 GTX that has decided not to start this last weekend, which left us using the 94 GTX so not all was lost but still disappointing.
I do not know these engines well enough to start pulling things off and troubleshooting, although I am going to study and work on becoming more knowledgeable about the inner working of these engines this summer.
The 93 GTX worked fine the weekend before, but this last weekend I got it in the water and it would not start. It turns over, but will not start. Battery was on trickle charger for about 6 hours prior to launching. I tried for several cranks (maybe 5 minutes off and on) before I could hear battery starting to drain so called it a day and put it back on the trailer. So my idea is to work backwards and replace the battery and then maybe try replacing the spark plugs? Is this a good plan? If so what battery do you recommend? Plugs? Good place to buy them? Also one final question if I may, how can I trouble shoot out of the water once I get new battery installed, is it OK to dry-fire it just to see if battery was the issue?
Sorry for being so wordy, and I thank you for any help...
Gordy