HELP! I got issues

[TarHeel Challenger]

I just picked our 98 Challenger 1800 in GA today. Got on the road headed back to Chapel Thrill and stopped at Lake Hartwell on the GA/SC border.

Major Issues.

As I said before, I have some sort of Carb issue. It doesn't have a lot of power when you gun it, and once it finally gets out of the water and plains out it runs decent. Its the right engine, left has no problems. I am young and mechanical but I don't know what the standard specs are for Jets or where they were. I could tear it apart if you guys gave me a little help. It smells rich when running, and idols fine, It just won't get out of the water. My parents have a year older, and it pops right out.

There was decent amount of water in the engine compartment. The bulge didn't work, but we were going good for a some time and that should have pumped out. Hows it getting in?

Minor Issues include fan, and bulge, and thats about it.

Can you guys help???

 

[andyfest0719]

I have the exact same boat. The problem may be cavitation. If you are collecting water in the bilge it may be leaking in from the carbon ring assembly. If so it may be also leaking air into the propulsion system on that side. That would explain why you can't get up on a plane easily. Check out the parts section for a diagram. Air leaks can happen in the drive shoe, carbon ring assembly or the thru-the-hull assembly. Good luck!

 

[seadoosnipe]

RAVE's....

It sounds like you have issues with your RAVE valves. If your not familar with them, they are the under the small black plastic caps with the red button in the center.

You are suppose to clean the carbon off yearly. It sounds like yours haven't been cleaned in a while.

You can learn more in my thread, "a look inside the 787". I have a link to it in the bottom of this post. There are pictures of what they look like.

You can also use the search engine here for more info..........:cheers: