new to me '89 272 sr-1 - Page 3

88242LS · 03-16-2010, 04:02 PM

yes

88242LS · 03-16-2010, 04:02 PM

that is the minimum required, even my 502 has a min of 87, I always use 89 or better usually 89

SINGLETGT · 03-16-2010, 04:11 PM

well i just had someone piss in my corn flakes.. both motors low on oil pressure, port 20 warm idle stbd 10 warm idle and oh lucky me the stbd is making all kinds of ruckus inside!!! yay!!

jmrapp · 03-16-2010, 04:23 PM

That SUCKS!

SINGLETGT · 03-16-2010, 04:30 PM

yes it does suck, yes i spoke to the marina.. going to have his mechanic look @ it, but i already know its wasted.. Im pretty up to snuff w motors just dont do it for a living.. anything w a motor im into and fairly knowledgeable about.

**ck my life

88242LS · 03-16-2010, 06:30 PM

sorry to hear this, 20 after being warmed up at idly isnt too bad, but theres a fine line there between 10/20

SINGLETGT · 03-16-2010, 07:05 PM

ok evidentally these stock guages arent very accurate. My buddy came over and we hooked up a mechanical guage to the remote oil filter housing via the pipe threaded service port on the side. We had 30@ idle cold while the stock guage said 20.. so that is good provided that this is and accurate means of reading the pressure.
That horrible noise ended up being the water pump. I ended up taking all the belts off after i cooled off a bit and ran it with just the raw water pump belt on.. no noise, just valve train/lifter noise.. I plan on pulling the VC's to inspect that issue.
There is also a really nasty oil leak coming from i believe the front main seal, but ill adress that issue when i have the water pump off.
So all in all im feeling ALOT better about the boat after i was about to go postal. A lil ticked off that im doing all these things to a boat that was supposed to be ok mechanically, but thats just boats in general i guess.
Well, i guess i shoulda started troubleshooting the noise a lil more before i cam on here an ranted a bit. but it made me feel better, my wife wouldnt of understood LOLOLOL

88242LS · 03-16-2010, 07:24 PM

Lol

jmrapp · 03-16-2010, 10:51 PM

Glad to hear that you are not too bad off. If the boat sat for a while the gauges could be a little off. I had the same issue with mine. The one temp gauge was reading way high. When I put one on the motor direct it was fine. After a little running the gauge came back in line.

SINGLETGT · 03-30-2010, 09:57 AM

well i found a circ pump for like 95 shipped! awaiting good weather to put that one. I also found a set(full set!) of stainless marine exhaust w risers for a trs(ill just chop em down) for 1200. I just pray they are still available by the time i got the cash to drop on em!

Im going to pluck the stbd motor to address the oil leak issue. Ill probably end up replaceing all applicable seals while its out.

What is the proper way to pull the motor? I mean i know how to do it, but it is faster w/o the manifolds on? It is ungodly tight in there.

Thanks!