stabilizer in fuel
10-26-2011 | 07:37 AM
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Before the motor stalled where you getting any alarms? Does your alarm sound when you turn the key? Do you have any way to get the motor scanned?
I don't think the IAC would stop the motor from starting. It will idle rough but it will start.
I doubt your problem is the stabilizer either. This time of year, I never know when my last boat ride will be. So, around mid - October I add stabil to any gas I add till the end of the season. Which is usually mid November.
BTW, you will get more traffic on your thread in the tech section. This is really sounds like a Merc issue, not specific to Baja.
I don't think the IAC would stop the motor from starting. It will idle rough but it will start.
I doubt your problem is the stabilizer either. This time of year, I never know when my last boat ride will be. So, around mid - October I add stabil to any gas I add till the end of the season. Which is usually mid November.
BTW, you will get more traffic on your thread in the tech section. This is really sounds like a Merc issue, not specific to Baja.
10-26-2011 | 08:13 AM
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Is the boat flat when you are trying to do this??
Try pitching the nose up and see if maybe the angle is causing the fuel to be away from the pickup
Try pitching the nose up and see if maybe the angle is causing the fuel to be away from the pickup
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10-26-2011 | 06:43 PM
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The boat is flat, but I have about 20 gallons of fuel still in the boat so it should be fine. There are no alarms going off at all when I turn the key. The boat only has 20 hours on it so for parts like the Air idler to go bad already seems strange. Its going over to the dealer on November 7th they do have that computer to scan it. Its under warranty still and the boating season is over here so I dont feel to bad. At what rpm should the boat idle at with throttle all the way down. My 202 with a 305 used to idle around 1k where this 496ho idles less than that around 500 rpms.
10-26-2011 | 07:07 PM
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The boat is flat, but I have about 20 gallons of fuel still in the boat so it should be fine. There are no alarms going off at all when I turn the key. The boat only has 20 hours on it so for parts like the Air idler to go bad already seems strange. Its going over to the dealer on November 7th they do have that computer to scan it. Its under warranty still and the boating season is over here so I dont feel to bad. At what rpm should the boat idle at with throttle all the way down. My 202 with a 305 used to idle around 1k where this 496ho idles less than that around 500 rpms.
12-08-2011 | 07:23 PM
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Had a chance to take the 247 into the shop. After hooking up the computer everything was checking out ok. Mechanic pulled out the battery and tried a new one and it cranked right over. The problem was that the dealer I bought from put in a 650 marine cranking amp battery but the 496ho requires at least a 950 cranking amp battery. He showed me in the manual where it states what battery it requires. The 650 amp worked for most of the 1st summer but eventually couldnt quite crank it over. I guess next step will be to call the dealer to see if they will pony up for the right size battery and pay for the diagnositic cost since it was there mistake.
12-09-2011 | 08:25 AM
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