Sr230 engine wont start

[Joe vo]

Hello everyone,
My name is joe vo and engine wont start. I removed all spark plug than turn key and noticed cylinder one shoot out alot of gas. Help!!

 

[Bruce]

Unfortunately I think you need to look at this thread https://jetboaters.net/threads/2005-ar230-ecu-replacement-and-tps.6566/

 

[Scott griffith]

U probably have a stuck injector and going to need a New ecu try swaping the ecu and see what happens

 

[Scottintexas]

@Joe vo glad to have you on board,

does your starter turn over? does your engine sputter at all?

 

[Joe vo]

Unfortunately I think you need to look at this thread https://jetboaters.net/threads/2005-ar230-ecu-replacement-and-tps.6566/

Thanks

 

[Joe vo]

U probably have a stuck injector and going to need a New ecu try swaping the ecu and see what happens

 

[Joe vo]

I will try tomorrow and will give you update.
Thanks

 

[Joe vo]

Hello everyone,
My name is joe vo and engine wont start. I removed all spark plug than turn key and noticed cylinder one shoot out alot of gas. Help!!

Thank you Bruce and Scotch,
Today i swapped out the ecu engine started fine
Put the bad one on the other egine it started also but smell gas
I concluded that cylinder one gas valve stucked open due to bad ecu. Will send it out for repair.
By the way i found water on both of mine boxes
Thanks again for your time.

 

[itsdgm]

Thank you Bruce and Scotch,
Today i swapped out the ecu engine started fine
Put the bad one on the other egine it started also but smell gas
I concluded that cylinder one gas valve stucked open due to bad ecu. Will send it out for repair.
By the way i found water on both of mine boxes
Thanks again for your time.

Glad that you've figured it out. Seems like it's been a common issue with your vintage of boats. Good luck with the repair. Also, make sure to check the oil on the affected engine to make sure it's not contaminated with gas. Either way, it's a good idea to change the oil out just in case.

 

[Joe vo]

Yes, the oil is much thinner then normal.
I will change the oil too.
Thanks again

 

[Julian]

One theory a member had was that water washes over the swim deck and goes up the back of the engine compartment and sometimes (not often) makes it over the back and onto the top of the ECU. So one idea was to tape the tops of the ECUs to keep them drier....