CharlieCharlie
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I operate 20 Yamaha outboards. 5of them are 2005 F30ELHD (Carbureted) and 15 are 2011 F40LEHA(Injected). These are mounted
on the back of 17' Boston Whalers. They operate for out 2 hours aday at full throttle and 10 to 12 hours a day at trolling speeds (lowidle). These motors are operated for two months (July and August) andthen shipped to our maintenance facility to be thoroughly serviced and storedfor 9 months. The very first day of our season this year the boatsstarted going out fishing. With in a short period of time we were gettingreports of motor problems. Some needed to be towed back and somelimped in on there own. Checking things out we found that the engineswere making oil an had a fuel odor about it and it appeared that the pee steamwas excessive. Two days before operations started we were fueled with7,000 liters of gas tainted with diesel. Probably about a 60/40 to70/30 mixture diesel favoring the high side. We had some clean gason hand and borrowed some from neighbors and started mixing good withbad trying to get the motors to run better. We ran themotors for about three weeks like this. We were pumping out the oiland putting back in about a liter and a half leaving it a littlelow for room for the bad fuel. The oil changes were occurring 2 to 3 timesa day per motor. Our docks looked like a Nascar Pit stop. We did notchange the filters. Three weeks later the fuel barge arrived pumped outthe bad fuel and filled us with clean gasoline. I might add that this isEthanol free fuel. After running clean fuel the motors startedrunning better but not at a 100%. Some were still making oil and notdeveloping full power.
Now that the motors are going to be put to rest for 9 to 10 monthswhat I do with them? What is the long term damage? Howreliable are they gong to be next season? What is the trade invalue? Is this classified as damage history?
Here is my first quote. 20 new F40LEHA @ $5,967.00each Totaling $119,340.00 with a trade in value on old motors of $1,850.00per motor Totaling $37,000.00. Balance of $82,340.00. 30%deposit ($24,702.00) financing $57,638.00. $5,0000 interest over 2years
Or do I send them in and spend up to $1,850.00 per motor to have them repaired and gamble that that it might cost less.
Hoping insurance kicks in and covers a good portion of this.
Anybody who has experienced Diesel in their Gasoline or whatever feel free too comment
CharlieCharlie
on the back of 17' Boston Whalers. They operate for out 2 hours aday at full throttle and 10 to 12 hours a day at trolling speeds (lowidle). These motors are operated for two months (July and August) andthen shipped to our maintenance facility to be thoroughly serviced and storedfor 9 months. The very first day of our season this year the boatsstarted going out fishing. With in a short period of time we were gettingreports of motor problems. Some needed to be towed back and somelimped in on there own. Checking things out we found that the engineswere making oil an had a fuel odor about it and it appeared that the pee steamwas excessive. Two days before operations started we were fueled with7,000 liters of gas tainted with diesel. Probably about a 60/40 to70/30 mixture diesel favoring the high side. We had some clean gason hand and borrowed some from neighbors and started mixing good withbad trying to get the motors to run better. We ran themotors for about three weeks like this. We were pumping out the oiland putting back in about a liter and a half leaving it a littlelow for room for the bad fuel. The oil changes were occurring 2 to 3 timesa day per motor. Our docks looked like a Nascar Pit stop. We did notchange the filters. Three weeks later the fuel barge arrived pumped outthe bad fuel and filled us with clean gasoline. I might add that this isEthanol free fuel. After running clean fuel the motors startedrunning better but not at a 100%. Some were still making oil and notdeveloping full power.
Now that the motors are going to be put to rest for 9 to 10 monthswhat I do with them? What is the long term damage? Howreliable are they gong to be next season? What is the trade invalue? Is this classified as damage history?
Here is my first quote. 20 new F40LEHA @ $5,967.00each Totaling $119,340.00 with a trade in value on old motors of $1,850.00per motor Totaling $37,000.00. Balance of $82,340.00. 30%deposit ($24,702.00) financing $57,638.00. $5,0000 interest over 2years
Or do I send them in and spend up to $1,850.00 per motor to have them repaired and gamble that that it might cost less.
Hoping insurance kicks in and covers a good portion of this.
Anybody who has experienced Diesel in their Gasoline or whatever feel free too comment
CharlieCharlie