Hi, I just bought my boat in the fall (Challenger 1800 twin rotax), haven't taken it out on the water yet but on the weekend I decided to start getting it ready. Like so many other posts in here, the engines wouldn't crank, i pulled the plugs and sure enough there was a lot of oil in the engine. After doing some research this probably requires the crank seals to be replaced but in the meantime i would like to get my engines started. As a work around i've read that a number of people have put a valve in the oil line going to the crank to stop the flow when the engine is in storage. Now when I look at my oil line I noticed a little yellow piece of tape with the words "oil pincer" on the oil line. Seems the previous owner had this problem already! Wish i noticed that piece of tape in the fall.
Anyhow. I've pulled the plugs, cranked and cranked and cranked the engines until virtually no oil is coming out. Washed the plugs in gasoline, poured a cap of gas in the cylinders and I can get the engines to start for a few (5-10) couple seconds but they won't stay running.
Anyone out there with experience with this problem? The engines fired up and seemed to run just fine in the fall when I bought the boat. Do i just need more persistence and keep at it trying to remove more of the oil or am I missing a step?
Anyhow. I've pulled the plugs, cranked and cranked and cranked the engines until virtually no oil is coming out. Washed the plugs in gasoline, poured a cap of gas in the cylinders and I can get the engines to start for a few (5-10) couple seconds but they won't stay running.
Anyone out there with experience with this problem? The engines fired up and seemed to run just fine in the fall when I bought the boat. Do i just need more persistence and keep at it trying to remove more of the oil or am I missing a step?