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Posted: May 14 2008,5:50 am

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Anyone now of a good mechanic

You're in AZ remember!.. :laugh

Ya know, you could have a kinked line or a line that's collapsing I've seen that before and that can drive you nuts!. :stupid

I'd still borrow a mechanical gauge and try it though, just to eliminate possibilities!. :stupid

If you get a chance drag it over sometime if you want!.. :good

I'm going to have to take you up on that. :good

I heard that the hose that comes in from the outdrive into the transom is the one that collapses. I also heard that it is a pain in the a$$ to replace. :eek

Let me know what your schedule looks like next week and maybe we can take a look at it togethere. :good

I will bring the beer. :beer

Well, this Sat we're going out looking at homes but Sunday works, or if you have a day off during the week is cool also, whatever works for you!. :good

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Posted: May 14 2008,5:53 am

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The last person to work on mine, Aaron at Absolute, only charged me $250 to tell me he looked it up in a book and it's normal. Bull Droppings.

Wow, I'm in the wrong business :eek

Bring it over I got lots of books!. :laugh

I'd say it's more like "bull$hit" I can't see a problem like that being normal!.. :banghead

That was after the $250 he charged that apparently caused the problem.

Nice

Hey, you still interested in the beater??. :stupid

Yes

So, I can take the shoe polish off then!. :stupid

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Posted: May 14 2008,7:59 am

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The last person to work on mine, Aaron at Absolute, only charged me $250 to tell me he looked it up in a book and it's normal. Bull Droppings.

Wow, I'm in the wrong business :eek

Bring it over I got lots of books!. :laugh

I'd say it's more like "bull$hit" I can't see a problem like that being normal!.. Â :banghead

That was after the $250 he charged that apparently caused the problem.

Nice

Â Hey, you still interested in the beater??. :stupid

Yes

So, I can take the shoe polish off then!. Â :stupid

The wife approved the deal. :good

I'll PM you in a bit.

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Posted: May 14 2008,8:08 am

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Anyone now of a good mechanic

You're in AZ remember!.. :laugh

Â Ya know, you could have a kinked line or a line that's collapsing I've seen that before and that can drive you nuts!. :stupid

I'd still borrow a mechanical gauge and try it though, just to eliminate possibilities!. Â :stupid

If you get a chance drag it over sometime if you want!.. :good

I'm going to have to take you up on that. :good

I heard that the hose that comes in from the outdrive into the transom is the one that collapses. I also heard that it is a pain in the a$$ to replace. :eek

Let me know what your schedule looks like next week and maybe we can take a look at it togethere. :good

Â I will bring the beer. :beer

Well, this Sat we're going out looking at homes but Sunday works, or if you have a day off during the week is cool also, whatever works for you!. :good

I will double check with my event coordinator (the wife)

and see what we got going on this weekend. I will let you know as soon as I can. :good

It's 5 o'clock somewhere!!

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Posted: May 15 2008,5:45 am

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Anyone now of a good mechanic

You're in AZ remember!.. :laugh

Ya know, you could have a kinked line or a line that's collapsing I've seen that before and that can drive you nuts!. :stupid

I'd still borrow a mechanical gauge and try it though, just to eliminate possibilities!. :stupid

If you get a chance drag it over sometime if you want!.. :good

I'm going to have to take you up on that. :good

I heard that the hose that comes in from the outdrive into the transom is the one that collapses. I also heard that it is a pain in the a$$ to replace. :eek

Let me know what your schedule looks like next week and maybe we can take a look at it togethere. :good

I will bring the beer. :beer

Well, this Sat we're going out looking at homes but Sunday works, or if you have a day off during the week is cool also, whatever works for you!. :good

I will double check with my event coordinator (the wife)

and see what we got going on this weekend. I will let you know as soon as I can. :good

Right on!.. :good

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Posted: May 29 2008,8:16 am

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So I was working on the boat last night and decided to take off my recirculating pump and looky what I found. :eek

Geez I wonder if that has anything to do with my temp guage jumping all over the place. :good

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It's 5 o'clock somewhere!!

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Posted: May 29 2008,8:18 am

Post # 82

Free-Wheeling Impeller!! It Helps Improve Power And Performance..... :eek

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Posted: May 29 2008,8:24 am

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Yeah but it does nothing for temp. :banghead

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Posted: May 29 2008,8:39 am

Post # 84

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Yeah but it does nothing for temp. :banghead

Sure It Does!! It Helps With Faster Warm Ups!! :laugh

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Posted: May 29 2008,8:40 am

Post # 85

I thought that was the first thing replaced. I'm going out on a limb here. That just might be your problem.

Edited by WATERDOG on May 31 2008,8:15 am

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Posted: May 29 2008,8:43 am

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Hope my possessed boat gets fixed today. Gave up on Absolute when he told me my problem is normal. Even Mercury is gonna have a chat with him now.

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Posted: May 29 2008,8:45 am

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Did They Find A Problem?? :stupid

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Posted: May 29 2008,9:04 am

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Did They Find A Problem?? Â :stupid

Absolute no. Last time I was there they fixed a small exhaust leak. That made no difference. Took it back again. They were convenced that there was a blockage in the first oil cooler. Flushed both for the third time. Still no difference. Last time there, Aaron himself said that he just got off the phone with Mercury, and that Merc had said it was normal so there was nothing else they could do. Most that I have talked to, various Merc mech's as well as Eliminator and Mercury themselves believe it is a thermostat problem. To my knowledge, Absolute never checked this even after I suggested they do.

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Posted: May 29 2008,10:32 am

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That sucks. Hopefully they get it worked out for you. :good

Who is doing the work this time? :stupid

From personal experience it seems that alot of mechanics (boat and car) have a problem if you suggest something they take a look at. It is a mear suggestion and some of them get all offended. :banghead

That's why I have a tendecy to do all the work myself. I'm always up for suggestions when I get stuck. :stupid

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Posted: May 29 2008,12:46 pm

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That sucks. Hopefully they get it worked out for you. :good

Â Who is doing the work this time? :stupid

Â From personal experience it seems that alot of mechanics (boat and car) have a problem if you suggest something they take a look at. It is a mear suggestion and some of them get all offended. :banghead

That's why I have a tendecy to do all the work myself. I'm always up for suggestions when I get stuck. :stupid

Prestige. Same place I was originally referred too. The day I needed it done they couldn't do it until the end of the day and Absolute could do it then for less money. Time and time again we learn being in a rush and boats don't go together. Of course that day we didn't take the boat back out either. In the last few weeks I've talked to many that have opinions I trust. All have said Prestige is good. Eliminator is now using them also. Not being able to work on my boat is killing me. Checking a stat on a motor with heating problems seems like common sense to me. Making a suggestion to a guy that you're paying $100 per hour to is like pooping a pineapple, it's really gonna hurt.

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Posted: May 29 2008,1:12 pm

Post # 91

Quote (lakebound @ May 29 2008,8:16 am)

So I was working on the boat last night and decided to take off my recirculating pump and looky what I found. :eek

Geez I wonder if that has anything to do with my temp guage jumping all over the place. :good

One of them there high Performance water pumps that works like a fan clutch. As the engine warms up it senses the temp and pumps the water. They just forgot to put the sensor on yours. :good

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Posted: May 30 2008,5:31 am

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So I was working on the boat last night and decided to take off my recirculating pump and looky what I found. :eek

Geez I wonder if that has anything to do with my temp guage jumping all over the place. :good

Glad to hear you found the problem!.. :good

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Posted: May 30 2008,8:46 am

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I hope that is it. I went home yesterday and put the hose to it and seemed to work find. Except for my temp guage on the boat reads 180. I have a 140 thermostat in it. So I put a temp sensor in the hose that goes from the water knuckle to the pump and ran it. It seemed to be working properly. It would get up about 140 and the themostat would open and you could see the temp drop on both gauges, but the gauge on the boat would climb and hold steady at 180. :stupid

So I'm going to go buy a new sending unit and see what happens. I guess my temp guage is off about 40 degrees. :stupid

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Posted: May 31 2008,5:49 am

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How far away from the gauge sending unit did you put the sensor for the test??.. :stupid

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Posted: June 02 2008,8:15 am

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So I took the boat out on Saturday. I'm actually pretty happy. :good

The boat ran good no overheating issues. The temp stayed at about 180. When I was running it pretty hard it got up to about 195. I was told that is standard operating temp. So I think I might have finally fixt my problem. :good

I have a stupid question. :stupid

How does the speedometer work on a boat? When I replaced all of the guages I ran a new speedometer tube. I noticed when I running I'm getting water leak up at the gauge. :eek

Do I need to just zip tie that so no water can leak or is there something wrong with it? :stupid

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Posted: June 02 2008,8:17 am

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How far away from the gauge sending unit did you put the sensor for the test??.. :stupid

The sensor is in the hose that goes from the water knuckle to the recirculating pump. So maybe about 6 inches.

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Posted: June 03 2008,5:39 am

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How far away from the gauge sending unit did you put the sensor for the test??.. :stupid

The sensor is in the hose that goes from the water knuckle to the recirculating pump. So maybe about 6 inches.

Ok, just wondered if it was a long ways apart you could get a different reading, but that close wouldn't have made a difference!. :good

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Posted: June 03 2008,5:45 am

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Quote (lakebound @ June 02 2008,8:15 am)

So I took the boat out on Saturday. I'm actually pretty happy. :good

I have a stupid question. :stupid

How does the speedometer work on a boat? When I replaced all of the guages I ran a new speedometer tube. I noticed when I running I'm getting water leak up at the gauge. :eek

Do I need to just zip tie that so no water can leak or is there something wrong with it? :stupid

Everyone of those I seen just had a chinsy rubber or plastic tube that slipped on behind the gauge, the end might be dried out and loose or starting to split, might cut a half inch off and slip it back on so it's tight, seen this before no big deal if that's the case!.. :stupid

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Posted: June 03 2008,8:09 am

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That's cool. :cool

I will have to do that. :good

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Posted: June 03 2008,8:10 am

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Hey GFR, do those temps sound pretty normal to you? :stupid

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