TRRANGER

After making the mistake of installing the wrong type of battery AGM on an 87 Mercury 175 and having an electrical fire and a shorted out rectifier I am looking at finding out what battery is supposed to be the cranking battery for a 2009 Mercury Optimax 2 Stroke 250. Is an AGM ok or should it be a Lead Acid. It is currently a group 31 lead acid marine cranking battery by interstate, I have only recently purchased this boat so I am looking to not hurt anything.

So 5500 it is and a new set of NGK plugs. Thank You Sir

Got another Optimax Motor question for you kind Sir. Serial Number 1B-722025 or IB-722025 2009 250 Pro XS. I am trying to locate the correct max RPM for running this engine. I am hearing 5500 to as high as 6000 but am not being able to get a definite answer on the exact RPM. I am going to be putting plugs in it and have always run NGK in my Mercury Engines is this a good plug for this motor. Thanks for the help.

Thank you sir, that's been my findings as well. Appreciate all the great knowledge you give out for free.

Are they any additives that i should use Stabil Ethanol treatment

Wrench would not have a rack full of Them Black Motors

Wrench, I am aware of your distaste for the "Black" motors but you have always been truthful and knowledgeable on such matters. I have a Ranger360V with an 87 Merc 175 that i have had for over 18 years and always run Quicksilver Oil in it through the oil system on the motor and tank in the bottom of boat. I have run 91 Premium Ethanol free fuel in this boat and never had problems. I am now the Proud owner of my 2nd Ranger Boat 2009 Z520 with an Optimax 250 that has 150 hours on the motor. This boat is equipped with a remote fill for the oil tank on the right rear corner close to the splash well to fill the tank in the bottom of the boat and fuel tank fills on the left side by passenger seat. for both tanks and a switch by the driver seat for switching fuel tanks. This is where my question comes in ( sorry for the long winded story ) What oil do I need for this Mercury motor and what fuel should I be running, I am hearing so many different things, IE no 91 octane it will blow up and run hot, run this oil, run that oil I do not have a good source for trustworthy information and I TRUST you because you are willing to help people for free even though you get a lot of crap on here. Thank you Wrench RANGER.pdf

I agree, somehow I think those fish know it is KVD and just bite so they can get on TV. I threw a crankbait all over Table Rock that weekend with NO LOVE.

Good job guy, Thanks for the reports.

I have a Falcon Original FS-4-166 Medium Spinning Rod that has broken about 3 inches from the tip. Seeing as how there are multiple Falcon guys on here I am wondering of the original value and whether it is worth submitting to Falcon for a warranty $20.00 replacement. Thanks in advance for any help you guys can provide.

NICE FISH, CONGRATS

The "fix" if you want to call it one for Phase Separated fuel is to add isopropyl alcohol in large quantities. Example is if a filling station has a tank that goes in to separation they just don't pump it out and dispose of it, that would cost large dollars on a 3000 gallon tank. What happens is a company comes in with 55 gallon drums of industrial rubbing alcohol and dumps it in the tank and put a 3 inch pump hose in 1 side of the tank and the discharge in another side of the tank and starts circulating the fuel and adding alcohol till it has corrected the separation. So it says 10 percent but it could be more depending on many factors, ethanol fuel is less efficient than conventional fuel by several miles per gallon and as the ethanol content increase the efficiency decreases.

Me too, but in July n August

Vernon must be in town, This has to be his fault. I want the rain but not in 12 hours, we could spread it over a week or two.

Vernon, are you in the area?