In search of bass rig

[snagged in outlet 3]

16 minutes ago, BassPastor said:

Thank you! This is an upgrade from a 1973 16' Crestliner aluminum that I made into a "poor mans bass boat" several years ago. That boat has a 1978 Johnson 35hp so was pretty limited as to how far I could go. You know what though, I still caught a ton of fish. We're just excited to have so much more lake to fish now. My in-laws have a nice Regal bow rider so there have been many many spots that I've wanted to fish but knew I could never make it there in the old rig. 

What's under the motor cover?

[BassPastor]

1 minute ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

What's under the motor cover?

Yamaha 225 VMAX HDPI series 2

[liphunter]

 

10 minutes ago, BassPastor said:

Yamaha 225 VMAX HDPI series 2

Don't confuse him. Just say motor.😁

[snagged in outlet 3]

1 hour ago, liphunter said:

 

Don't confuse him. Just say motor.😁

Hater!

[STLbassbuster]

6 hours ago, BassPastor said:

Yamaha 225 VMAX HDPI series 2

Congrats on the purchase! Just an FYI those hpdi’s Don’t run on all cylinders in neutral so make sure you idle to warm the motor up. I also recommend running Yamaha ring free with every tank and some run a little oil in the gas as well. Enjoy the rig!

[fishinwrench]

2 hours ago, STLbassbuster said:

Just an FYI those hpdi’s Don’t run on all cylinders in neutral

Just an FYI, I've done cylinder drop tests on Yamaha HPDI's in neutral at an idle.....and they do idle on all 6 cylinders. 

I think what you may be confusing that with is the "shift interrupter" which momentarily kills the spark on 3 cylinders when initially shifting into gear, and out of gear, in order to make the shifting process go a little easier. (So that there's no hard CLUNK! when shifting).   

Many Mercury V6 outboards are similarly designed.

Mixing extra oil in the fuel will trick the ECM into thinking that the injector pulse width is too rich....and will limit performance. 

And finally "Ring Free" , while it doesn't hurt anything, does literally NOTHING to help your engine.....it is just yet another hit to your wallet. Save your money and use it to buy another Wiggle Wart. 👍 

Nothing jack's up a HPDI engines operating system any worse than mixing up some Grandpa invented witches brew in the fuel tank.  Everybody needs to stop doing that !   

Now, let's review.....What goes in the "FUEL.TANK" of a DFI outboard?

That's right.....FUEL !   Nothing else.     👍

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

But everyone on Bass Boat central says your suppose to run all those additives!!!!  I got reemed over there once because i called out the guys that recommeed all that crap.   They just happen to be dealers and sell additives by the case.    I quit putting additives in my tank years ago.  Best recipe for a reliable motor is to use it frequently 

[BassPastor]

7 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Just an FYI, I've done cylinder drop tests on Yamaha HPDI's in neutral at an idle.....and they do idle on all 6 cylinders. 

I think what you may be confusing that with is the "shift interrupter" which momentarily kills the spark on 3 cylinders when initially shifting into gear, and out of gear, in order to make the shifting process go a little easier. (So that there's no hard CLUNK! when shifting).   

Many Mercury V6 outboards are similarly designed.

Mixing extra oil in the fuel will trick the ECM into thinking that the injector pulse width is too rich....and will limit performance. 

And finally "Ring Free" , while it doesn't hurt anything, does literally NOTHING to help your engine.....it is just yet another hit to your wallet. Save your money and use it to buy another Wiggle Wart. 👍 

Nothing jack's up a HPDI engines operating system any worse than mixing up some Grandpa invented witches brew in the fuel tank.  Everybody needs to stop doing that !   

Now, let's review.....What goes in the "FUEL.TANK" of a DFI outboard?

That's right.....FUEL !   Nothing else.     👍

Wow no Ring Free? Now that’s a hot take right there. Thanks for the tips. 

[snagged in outlet 3]

1 hour ago, aarchdale@coresleep.com said:

But everyone on Bass Boat central says your suppose to run all those additives!!!!  I got reemed over there once because i called out the guys that recommeed all that crap.   They just happen to be dealers and sell additives by the case.    I quit putting additives in my tank years ago.  Best recipe for a reliable motor is to use it frequently 

I've been running mine out of gas ever since listening to @fishinwrench  I'm additive free!!😂

[liphunter]

I don't add additives. But what I try to do. Based on some advice from wrench. I just try to keep the gas fresh by not putting much more than I need in it. Not to fill it up just for the sake of filling it. Seems to work well enough.