Turd Polishing

[MrGiggles]

27 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

By "low pressure pump" are you referring to the mechanical diaphragm pickup pump.......or does it have one of those insane fuel systems with 2 electric pumps (one inside the VS and one outside the VS) ?  

So it has a water cooled mini fuel tank deal that Merc calls a fuel sending module, with both a low and high pressure pump inside, all electric. No mechanical pump, and it's all contained inside the FSM.

All of the screens are clear, the lift pump will pull fuel without a problem out of the tank, through all of the hoses and plumbing that it normally would. I guess it's possible that the float switch was sticking, I'll need to inspect it closer when I out the new pumps in.

I did check the fuel pressure the other day, which was acceptable, but that doesn't mean much at idle.

[fishinwrench]

Good grief!    More crap destined to fail.  

Why???!!!   (I ask only for effect.....I truly don't even care to know)

They wanted evenly pressurized fuel behind the injectors.....and THAT is how they decided was the best/most reliable way to accomplish it, hu?   

GTFOH ! 🙄 

I want out of this business before I am forced to work on such rediculousbullshit.

[MrGiggles]

6 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Good grief!    More crap destined to fail.  

Why???!!!   (I ask only for effect.....I truly don't even care to know)

They wanted evenly pressurized fuel behind the injectors.....and THAT is how they decided was the best/most reliable way to accomplish it, hu?   

GTFOH ! 🙄 

I want out of this business before I am forced to work on such rediculousbullshit.

You'll crap your pants when you see the prices on some of the stuff in there. It's cheaper to buy a whole module assembly for 1000 bucks than it is to piece meal it with new pumps, float, seals, etc. if you're buying it all from Merc.

[Johnsfolly]

4 hours ago, MrGiggles said:

You'll crap your pants when you see the prices on some of the stuff in there. It's cheaper to buy a whole module assembly for 1000 bucks than it is to piece meal it with new pumps, float, seals, etc. if you're buying it all from Merc.

Price it so you have to buy the while deal. Planned obsolescence. 

[fishinwrench]

6 hours ago, MrGiggles said:

You'll crap your pants when you see the prices on some of the stuff in there. It's cheaper to buy a whole module assembly for 1000 bucks than it is to piece meal it with new pumps, float, seals, etc. if you're buying it all from Merc.

Oh yes, I know all about Mercury and their 60.00 - 80.00 O-rings.  🙄 

The brand loyalty that so many people have for them is a real head-scratcher.  If Mercury Marine respected their customers 1/100th as much as their customers love THEM then they'd never rape them like that, over & over & over again.  

[MrGiggles]

Got the pumps replaced, prop changed, and new cables routed. Fuel pressure improved and it seems to be picking it up from the tank better.  

Hoping to have it back out on Sunday.

[fishinwrench]

Atta boy!

Are you sure you don't want a part time job ?   😊

[MrGiggles]

6 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Atta boy!

Are you sure you don't want a part time job ?   😊

Funny you mention that.

I'm closing on a 30x60 building here in town next Friday that would make an excellent shop space. One of those word of mouth deals that I wasn't really expecting or ready for, but I will likely never find a deal like it again, with real estate doing what it is. 

I would like to start working out of it on my own, doing automotive but perhaps marine as well. What I'm lacking there is experience. Cars kind of suck to work on, I prefer outboards and boats.

Wish you were closer, it's an hour and a half up there. This is our slow time of year and it wouldn't be a big deal to take a couple days off every week. I'll have to do a little thinking about it, the extra money and experience may be well worth it, if you were serious.

 

[MrGiggles]

Second trip was much more productive, but not without issues.

Performance wise I got 37mph at 6200. That's with a 17P 4 blade. I think a 19P 3 blade would be about perfect. 

It sounded a solid alarm shortly after take off twice, at which point it would stall shortly after, just like you turned the key off, and wouldn't restart. Let it sit for a couple minutes and it would crank right up like nothing ever happened. 

I'll need to get their vessel view deal to do any kind of troubleshooting there, since there are several things that can trigger the solid alarm. 

[fishinwrench]

5 hours ago, MrGiggles said:

 

I'll need to get their vessel view deal to do any kind of troubleshooting there, since there are several things that can trigger the solid alarm. 

Overheat, lack of lubrication, presence of water in fuel, charging voltage exceeding 14.9v, or a bad sensor.

What else? 🤔