Reel Salty
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I have a 2009 Honda 225 HP which has 670 hours on it. It has run beautifully the entire time--but now...... 2 weeks ago I went thru the Ballard Locks(Seattle) for a leisurely cruise with my wife. We ran out slowly at maybe 1500-2000 rpms, then increased to perhaps 3000rpm. About half way to our lunch I speeded up to about 45-4700rpms. No problem for about 60 seconds,. Then the motor choked and rpms dropped to maybe 1200 and motor started surging between 1200 and 3500rpms. Thought motor was going to kill, but it didn't- just surged wildly. Backed off the throttle and almost immediately motor smoothed out . It ran perfectly around 3000 rpms Headed back home. Tried increasing throttle to about 4500 and again it surged wildly. Backed off throttle to about 2900rpm and no problem. Looked at glass bowl in in-line fuel filter and appeared to be full and no water observed.
Took it to authorized Honda dealer they replaced something called an IC and the IC control panel that they said was recalled. They checked and said fuel lines good and no water in gas- go out and run it.
Back out repeated running at 3000 as I left Locks no problem! Further out increased to about 45-4600 rpm and Holy Cow.!! Motor started surging almost immediately. Tack went from 4500 to 650 to 1250 to 670 to 2500- just all over the map. Motor didn't kill. Felt like I was getting whiplash. Tried various speeds , ran well under 3300 but increasing throttle to 4500 or so produced bad surging.
Back to dealer. The hook it up to their computer and it all looks good they say.They suggest maybe the valves are bad, but they plan to talk to the Honda factory tec support. well about a week and a half has gone by and no answer.
Sounds like fuel to me , but I am definitely not a mechanic and not a do-it-yourselfer. They have done all the maintenance regularily since I got the boat with 121 hours on the motor.
I am pretty frustrated.
Took it to authorized Honda dealer they replaced something called an IC and the IC control panel that they said was recalled. They checked and said fuel lines good and no water in gas- go out and run it.
Back out repeated running at 3000 as I left Locks no problem! Further out increased to about 45-4600 rpm and Holy Cow.!! Motor started surging almost immediately. Tack went from 4500 to 650 to 1250 to 670 to 2500- just all over the map. Motor didn't kill. Felt like I was getting whiplash. Tried various speeds , ran well under 3300 but increasing throttle to 4500 or so produced bad surging.
Back to dealer. The hook it up to their computer and it all looks good they say.They suggest maybe the valves are bad, but they plan to talk to the Honda factory tec support. well about a week and a half has gone by and no answer.
Sounds like fuel to me , but I am definitely not a mechanic and not a do-it-yourselfer. They have done all the maintenance regularily since I got the boat with 121 hours on the motor.
I am pretty frustrated.