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Location: Plainfield IL | They all can last a long time. Why do some people get 250k from a car, its all about the TLC. Proper maintenance, quality of fuel, and overall care in driving the rig will make it last a long time. Some important things to do
1. Change the impeller frequently
2. Change lower unit fluid
3. Run carbon guard in gas or decarb engine
4. Let engine warm up at launch 3-5 min. Dont hammer down on colder days, take it easy for a while. When an engine heats up the Piston and cylinder walls expand. Hammering down from idle with no warm up will heat the piston faster than the cylinder walls(water cooled) and cold seizures can happen.
5. Install a water pressure guage.
6. Use quality oil.(Synthetic TCW3 burns cleaner and contains no carbon based petroleum products which adhere to the piston rings and head)
Merc has the smart craft system which enables the operator to view internal diagnostics from water pressure, fuel used to cylinder temp. TLC goes a long way when you make an investment.
Lots of good info at
http://www.bassboatcentral.com/index.htm
http://www.wmi.org/bassfish/index.html
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