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| If anybody on this site has a Lund 17 footer with a Mercury 115 hp 4 stroke, can you tell me what size diameter and pitch prop you are running and what kind of wide open throttle rpm and max speed you can get.
I just bought a 2002 Lund Angler SS 1700 with a Mercury 115 4 stroke. the prop was stolen over the winter so I started with a Propco stainless steel 13.25 x 17p. I have no hole shot, WOT was 4000 at 29 mph. I then put on a aluminum 13.25 x 17p and got a fair whole shot, 5000 rpm at 34 mph. I believe max rpm is 6000. I know this boat has more than that. Any advice. Thanks guys. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Hiya,
I responded to your previous thread a page or two buried. I have a feeling you have clogged injectors. If they are off just a touch, everything is going to be lethargic from hole shot through full throttle.
With that rig, a 17 pitch should be about spot on, If not a 19 pitch...
I don't believe this to be a prop issue at this point..
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| Do you know if I can clean the injectors myself with an additive or do I need to take it to a mechanic. Money is super tight after just buying the boat 2 weeks ago |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota |
Hiya, this is a copied thread from Florida sportsman. Does a very good job of explaining the process...
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4:46 AM 6/20/2002
This works for Carbed, EFI, Ficht, HPDI, Optimax and even 4 strokes...
First you need a separate small fuel tank. One of those 3 gal red Tempos works great or an empty gal milk jug will also work, but might be a bit messier..
I use Seafoam over the OEM stuff like OMC Engine Tuner or Merc Power Tune because in the last few years they changed the formula and you have to let them sit up 12 hours. Who's got time for that?? Seafoam you can buy from NAPA, CarQuest or other auto stores. Seafoam works in 15 mins.
You'll need 3/4 gal of gasoline and one 16oz can of seafoam for each engine. Don't forget to add 3oz of oil if you are premixing in a carbed engine. Use about 3 ft piece of fuel hose off the little tank. You connect this tank to your engine by pulling off the main tank fuel hose off the intake side of your water separating fuel filter and plug the hose off the small tank on to that fitting. Or you can separate the fuel line on the tank side primer ball, so you can still use your primer. If you have an engine that has fuel plug then you need a fuel plug on the little tanks hose.
Start the engine, let it warm up and start pulling the mix into the engine. You may have to increase the idle to keep it running once she get loaded with the Seafoam. Run the engine 15 mins in the dock or just cruising around under 2500. Then shut it down and let it sit for 15 mins. Restart the engine, the smoke you see is the carbon burning off. Do the whole thing again and let her sit again for 15 mins. If she smokes after the second time do it again, but I've never seen one still smoke after three doses. The gallon mix should be enough to do this 3 times. You don't need any wide open throttle, you don't need to change the plugs. If it's cleaning the combustion chambers it's also cleaning the plugs, but every 50-60hrs is good time to change plugs in most engines.
Edited by VMS 4/2/2015 9:03 AM
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Location: Hayward, WI | Is the motor a 2002 also? |
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| My motor is also a 2002 |
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| Thanks guys, I am going to try cleaning the injectors tomorrow. I have a small tank for my kicker motor so I will set that up. I will let you know how it works. |
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Location: Hayward, WI | If you really want to make sure that your injectors are clean take them out and bring them to a place that can flow test and rebuild them. Allot of diesel shops are setup to do this, we pay less than $100 for a set of four and that includes pre and post clean testing and new filters installed. If you mess around and run a motor too much with a lean injector bad things can happen. |
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