Chris_B
03-28-2009, 12:50 AM
If you remember back to last summer, I posted questions about the lack of hole shot in my DD (as compared to my old 165HP sterndrive, it was negligibly better). I replaced the fuel filter and it got better. Then, recently the boat began to run very, very rich. Thinking it was the power valve, I decided to do the dreaded rebuild and purchased the kit from SKIDIM. Remarkably, the worst part of the rebuild was getting the old gasket material off of the baseplate, metering blocks, and fuel bowls. I also had some trouble w/ the secondary float adjustment. Ultimately, I had to take the float spring out (anyone know what impact the missing float spring will have?).
Took the boat out last night for a test and tune. Holy smokes! That's the holeshot I was expecting from a DD! It seems like the top speed is a little lower now, but seeing as I don't barefoot, I can live with 40.
I am having a little trouble starting it cold, so I'm still messing with the choke (although air temp is 60+ degrees here).
Can't wait to get behind it on a ski!
Took the boat out last night for a test and tune. Holy smokes! That's the holeshot I was expecting from a DD! It seems like the top speed is a little lower now, but seeing as I don't barefoot, I can live with 40.
I am having a little trouble starting it cold, so I'm still messing with the choke (although air temp is 60+ degrees here).
Can't wait to get behind it on a ski!