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| Update: I heard back from the mechanic. Got a very thorough explanation of what they did to diagnose the problem.
Air/fuel pressure, check. Spark, check. Plugs, didn't seem "new" as I was told the other dealer put in new ones, but they were fine, check. Coils, check. Cylinders, check. Prop, skeg, check.
After they rattled these off, I was told they had a staff meeting to discuss the issues on my engine. They came up with a few other ideas.
Checked the exhaust, apparently the Optimax engines can shift a little bit and throw off the alignment of the exhaust which leads to this issue. Nope, not in my case, all good.
They checked out the gaskets on the gear case. Guess they keep water from being sucked back up into the engine, and from letting water get to the exhaust. Ran water through it, and yes, both gaskets were leaking water. Enough water to cause a problem, but not enough to get water into the powerheads or exhaust.
They said that this would case the issue I'm having.
Told them to go ahead and scrape off the old gaskets and get the new ones on there. Was told that the parts were pretty inexpensive, so they would also give me new plugs, new lower unit grease and a new water pump, since they had the engine apart. The cost was in the labor involved.
$1,200. Boat should be ready in another week or so. I'll post after I've run it to see if the problem truly has been fixed. | |
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