Hey wrench check these numbers out

[176champion]

5 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

What the heck?     Has that motor been to Cooters lawn tractor shop ?

Lol i think so..errr wait a minute i have a buddy in auto repair and he goes by Cooter also...lol...I know where it has been for repairs before i got it and i wouldn't take my wheel barrel there for repair. Gona give it a whirl tomorrow and hope all is well and that i got fuel pump built right...lmao.makes me wonder what else they screwed up.

[fishinwrench]

Might oughta remove the trim tab and be sure the "most important gearcase bolt" is under there.   

Without that one, all the others will vibrate loose.  I see those missing quite often after somebody's neighbor serviced the water pump.

[176champion]

57 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

Might oughta remove the trim tab and be sure the "most important gearcase bolt" is under there.   

Without that one, all the others will vibrate loose.  I see those missing quite often after somebody's neighbor serviced the water pump.

I had to take lower unit in for seals and had them do water pump while they had it and most bolts where loose and no trim tab at all, but all bolts are there and it's a SEI lower unit.

[fishinwrench]

1 hour ago, 176champion said:

and it's a SEI lower unit

Good Lord, where does it end ?  😂

This one Merc has cost at least two individuals, each, a crap ton of money, hasn't it? 

Mention one more thing and I'm gonna get you a Nick Ault lemon sticker to slap on that basturd.

[176champion]

1 minute ago, fishinwrench said:

Good Lord, where does it end ?  😂

This one Merc has cost at least two individuals, each, a crap ton of money, hasn't it? 

Previous owner said he had close to 4 k in motor and it still was not right. I do know powerhead has been off, exhaust divider been regasketed new stator, all new coils, regulator's,fuel pressure regulator been changed a couple of injectors replaced and who knows what else.

[fishinwrench]

Well, of you ever have to pull the intake, go ahead and pop the tiny little screens off the ends of the injectors and pitch them in the trash.   

Why Merc did that is a mystery to me.  I mean....if it's small enough to pass through an injector...then go ahead and let the motor eat it and spit it out, don't hold it back and allow it to block fuel/oil spray into the cylinder !!!!    

WTF were they thinking?

[176champion]

I have heard this from other Marine tech's as well, about the screens in the injectors...IF i ever get this thing running right carbon fiber reeds are going in it, plus maybe block stuffer.

[176champion]

Took vst fitting off and removed the flapper inside, it was soft and swelled up thinking it could of been restricting fuel flow as well.

[176champion]

On lake turned it 6000 rpms

[176champion]

Spoke to soon...it crapped out on me.again