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Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: Squirrel Master on June 09, 2015, 10:42:55 AM

Title: What do I look for
Post by: Squirrel Master on June 09, 2015, 10:42:55 AM: Okay so I was out the other day with all the guys at SoCal jet boat Cove and the boat ran great and I raced a couple times the first race by boat ran great then on the second pass when I was all the way in the pedal it seemed like A transmission slipping it but my my RPM kind of went along with it like it kind of like fell on its face a little bit where should I start to look to see why It acted that way. Oh n still won both races lmao

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Title: Re: What do I look for
Post by: jimpen on June 09, 2015, 11:54:19 AM: Are you running out of fuel? Is it in the middle to end of the pass?

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Title: Re: What do I look for
Post by: Squirrel Master on June 09, 2015, 12:09:49 PM: Idk on fuel that day I had just about 6lbs of pressure my regulator always seems to change between 6 and 7 lbs. it was the end of the pass and it came in and out like a transmission slip or like my RPMs feel just a little bit and then came back up and fell and came back up fell and came back up

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Title: Re: What do I look for
Post by: 76NORDIC on June 09, 2015, 12:28:50 PM: Quote from: Squirrel Master on June 09, 2015, 12:09:49 PM
Idk on fuel that day I had just about 6lbs of pressure my regulator always seems to change between 6 and 7 lbs. it was the end of the pass and it came in and out like a transmission slip or like my RPMs feel just a little bit and then came back up and fell and came back up fell and came back up

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I had something similar happen to me a little bit ago. Changed the fuel filter and the problem went away. JMO
Title: What do I look for
Post by: Kroggy3771 on June 09, 2015, 01:17:59 PM: Same thing happened to my Carrera eclipse and I changed the fuel filter. Didn't happen again

Did the boat die on you at all or did the rpms just get jumping up and down?

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Title: Re: What do I look for
Post by: 5150whiteboy on June 09, 2015, 02:15:53 PM: Mine does same thing every once in a while I change my water fuel separator and fuel filter, problem solved. Good luck let us know
Title: Re: What do I look for
Post by: Squirrel Master on June 09, 2015, 05:36:16 PM: It didn't die just rpm fell an rose just a bit I'm on my way outside to open up filters

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Title: Re: What do I look for
Post by: Kroggy3771 on June 09, 2015, 06:53:34 PM: Follow what 5150whiteboy said. His was doing something similar last trip

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Title: Re: What do I look for
Post by: 5150whiteboy on June 09, 2015, 07:18:26 PM: Quote from: Kroggy3771 on June 09, 2015, 06:53:34 PM
Follow what 5150whiteboy said. His was doing something similar last trip

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THIS!!!
Title: Re: What do I look for
Post by: 5150whiteboy on June 09, 2015, 07:19:26 PM: Also if you don't have grab a online fuel filter from vato zone so u can see the fuel running threw it and also know whem it's dirty