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Old 12-25-2016 | 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by mrmalo32
My boat was running fine, Hard and fast for a full tank of gas 240 gallons.

I fill up on the water with 91 and Lucas octane booster exactly as per instructions full tanks.

I get going and cruising at 120 and smoked both intercoolers at the same time filling both motors with sea water.

Not a big fan of Booster.

New intercoolers and new 93 gas all ok.

I will row home before i use booster again
so are you saying that the fuel caused the cooler cores to fail?
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Old 12-25-2016 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by mike tkach
so are you saying that the fuel caused the cooler cores to fail?
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Old 12-25-2016 | 05:03 PM
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I had a few opinions on why

but as soon as i pumped that mix of gas out all was ok

some how the fire stared on top of intercooler and still not sure of why ( thats why this thread was interesting to me to see how others have gone with it )

seems funny how gas&boster is the only i changed
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Old 12-25-2016 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by mrmalo32
I had a few opinions on why

but as soon as i pumped that mix of gas out all was ok

some how the fire stared on top of intercooler and still not sure of why ( thats why this thread was interesting to me to see how others have gone with it )

seems funny how gas&boster is the only i changed
wait,you had a fire that started on top of the intercooler?how did you put the fire out?
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Old 12-25-2016 | 06:26 PM
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I cant post pics but Cupronickel cooler melted through then the water leaks out = fire out and motor stops
and at 120 is not cool
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Old 12-25-2016 | 06:45 PM
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HHMMMMM,OK.so then you pumped out the boosted gas and went boating?
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Old 12-25-2016 | 07:01 PM
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No, motors were full of sea water

tow back to dock, disconnect water feed to intercoolers, plugs out and pump motors over with lots of wd40

blowers off and new intercoolers.

8k damage
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Old 12-25-2016 | 07:10 PM
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i see.all this from oct boost?
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Old 12-25-2016 | 07:22 PM
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It must of went lean for some reason and gave small backfire and than it was a blowtorch.
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Old 12-25-2016 | 07:46 PM
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na,the oct booster changed the gas into rocket fuel.then the afterburner,s fired,the rest is history!
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