andrewmaeyaert
Contributing Member
"well i took the boat to the l
"well i took the boat to the lake for her maidedn voyage this weekend for the mn fishing opener and here are the remaing issues i have:
1.) over heating... the boat will run all day a 3500-4000rpms on the garden hose and stay about 125-160 degrees (guessing buy felling block. temp gauge is off by about 50*). as soon as i put the boat under some load, the temp spikes almost instantaneously. i would change my thermostat, but i think it is permanently installed inside the water neck. i am not sure how to get it out. what do you think?
2.)take off: if i walk out to the boat in the morning, fire her up, and take off it runs awesome! but if it warms up to temp, and i try to take off, she gets to about 2000 rpms, and then is starts to spit and sputter, and backfire through the carb. (not bad backfire, but a little pop here and there) when it starts acting up like that, i can have a buddy of mine go back and hit the choke real quick, and it plains out and runs good. what is that all about?
i am considering bring it in for a tune up. how much should i expect to pay for a good tuneup, and carb adjustment?
thanks in advance for the advice guys?"
"well i took the boat to the lake for her maidedn voyage this weekend for the mn fishing opener and here are the remaing issues i have:
1.) over heating... the boat will run all day a 3500-4000rpms on the garden hose and stay about 125-160 degrees (guessing buy felling block. temp gauge is off by about 50*). as soon as i put the boat under some load, the temp spikes almost instantaneously. i would change my thermostat, but i think it is permanently installed inside the water neck. i am not sure how to get it out. what do you think?
2.)take off: if i walk out to the boat in the morning, fire her up, and take off it runs awesome! but if it warms up to temp, and i try to take off, she gets to about 2000 rpms, and then is starts to spit and sputter, and backfire through the carb. (not bad backfire, but a little pop here and there) when it starts acting up like that, i can have a buddy of mine go back and hit the choke real quick, and it plains out and runs good. what is that all about?
i am considering bring it in for a tune up. how much should i expect to pay for a good tuneup, and carb adjustment?
thanks in advance for the advice guys?"