Took my boat in because my 07 250 HPDI had a slight hesitation during the hole shot. The motor would miss two or three times as it was ramping up the rpms out of the hole and then as soon as I got on plane would run fine. Mechanic said it was the lift pumps and while replacing them he said he noticed some metal shavings behind them I believe. He showed me what looked like a gasket and it had some small metal flakes on it. He also said that he took the plug out of the #6 cylinder and could see where there was some scoring on the cylinder walls from debris getting in there somehow.
Pretty much said my only options were a rebuild (6-8K since they caught it early) or a repower. Motor runs fine right now. Since I'm not really interested in putting much money into a 2 stroke that is over 10 years old, I Imagine I will just run the motor until it blows and then put a four stroke on the boat.
Just curious if anyone had any ideas on how I could prolong the life of the motor. Would be nice if it would get me through the rest of the season (<2 months). Thanks.