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2022 Hog Island Skiff
Johnson 70/40 jet
Bouncin' off rocks, and catching the smallies.
Potomac River Smallmouth Guide
Owner of Potomac Custom Tackle
That's some really screwy verbiage in that manual. It tells you to set the float "drop" (and then goes on to say that's the only adjustment made). Sorry but that's just wrong.
Float LEVEL is the only adjustment. Normally falls about 1/16" BELOW the top of the bowl as I recall (not ABOVE the bowl).
Dual Mercury Master Technician- for Mercury Outboards, Mercruiser and Mercury Racing at European Marine in Greenville, SC.
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2022 Hog Island Skiff
Johnson 70/40 jet
Bouncin' off rocks, and catching the smallies.
Potomac River Smallmouth Guide
Owner of Potomac Custom Tackle
Drowning in fuel will certainly make it run poorly!
Dual Mercury Master Technician- for Mercury Outboards, Mercruiser and Mercury Racing at European Marine in Greenville, SC.
Still consider myself a "Marine Apprentice" after 47 years (learn something new every day).
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guarantee if you set them above bowl as said above it will be way too rich
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2022 Hog Island Skiff
Johnson 70/40 jet
Bouncin' off rocks, and catching the smallies.
Potomac River Smallmouth Guide
Owner of Potomac Custom Tackle
You can see charging coils in the image above, not exactly clear what you're referencing to "look" at in the image, however.
Try setting the float 1/16" below the bowl surface... I'd pull up an OEM manual and look up that section but I don't have any of the archived ones here.
Dual Mercury Master Technician- for Mercury Outboards, Mercruiser and Mercury Racing at European Marine in Greenville, SC.
Still consider myself a "Marine Apprentice" after 47 years (learn something new every day).
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2022 Hog Island Skiff
Johnson 70/40 jet
Bouncin' off rocks, and catching the smallies.
Potomac River Smallmouth Guide
Owner of Potomac Custom Tackle
In and of itself- no. If you are careful, you can brush that rusty corrosion (at least some of it) from the lamination plate. Be careful not to compromise the windings, however.
Dual Mercury Master Technician- for Mercury Outboards, Mercruiser and Mercury Racing at European Marine in Greenville, SC.
Still consider myself a "Marine Apprentice" after 47 years (learn something new every day).
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Triple checked all connections and cleaned them all and the tach now works until it gets to 2000 rpm then it cuts out immediately to 0. Battery is charging. Stator output is 8v ac in both leads at 1000 - 3000 rpm in my test tank. Any suggestions?
2022 Hog Island Skiff
Johnson 70/40 jet
Bouncin' off rocks, and catching the smallies.
Potomac River Smallmouth Guide
Owner of Potomac Custom Tackle
Is that stator output reading with the regulator connected (or disconnected)? Reading BETWEEN the two yellow leads?
Dual Mercury Master Technician- for Mercury Outboards, Mercruiser and Mercury Racing at European Marine in Greenville, SC.
Still consider myself a "Marine Apprentice" after 47 years (learn something new every day).
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Rectifier connected - no regulator. Each yellow lead to ground seperate. Should I do reading together?
2022 Hog Island Skiff
Johnson 70/40 jet
Bouncin' off rocks, and catching the smallies.
Potomac River Smallmouth Guide
Owner of Potomac Custom Tackle
That's an AC current winding in the stator- you must read between the two yellow leads to determine resistance, or to determine output (in AC Volts).
Rectifier converts to DC.
Dual Mercury Master Technician- for Mercury Outboards, Mercruiser and Mercury Racing at European Marine in Greenville, SC.
Still consider myself a "Marine Apprentice" after 47 years (learn something new every day).
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2022 Hog Island Skiff
Johnson 70/40 jet
Bouncin' off rocks, and catching the smallies.
Potomac River Smallmouth Guide
Owner of Potomac Custom Tackle
Were you reading dead in the center of the thermosat cover? That's really the only place you can get a reasonably accurate temp reading on this engine model (leached combustion temps at many points on the heads will give inaccurate readings).
In general, at idle you would expect to see 143 degrees (+/- 15 degrees max) F.
Dual Mercury Master Technician- for Mercury Outboards, Mercruiser and Mercury Racing at European Marine in Greenville, SC.
Still consider myself a "Marine Apprentice" after 47 years (learn something new every day).
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No, I was taking readings all over the head - specifically each cylinder area. The thermostat cover reads between 135 - 140 every time I've checked it.
Is it advised to run a temperature gauge off the port head, or get a buzzer sensor installed or just trust the water pressure gauge and the starboard side alarm sensor?
2022 Hog Island Skiff
Johnson 70/40 jet
Bouncin' off rocks, and catching the smallies.
Potomac River Smallmouth Guide
Owner of Potomac Custom Tackle
Read this thread about my motor, same basic concern I had but not really an issue.
http://www.bbcboards.net/showthread....d+temp+leached
Mercury 2002 200hp Carbed Saltwater
OT566776
2002 Cape Horn 22' Bay
Water pressure and STB side overheat sensor (which should be attached to the warning horn).
You can leave the gauge in place, just know it's not accurate (and may lead you chasing ghosts).
Dual Mercury Master Technician- for Mercury Outboards, Mercruiser and Mercury Racing at European Marine in Greenville, SC.
Still consider myself a "Marine Apprentice" after 47 years (learn something new every day).
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No temp gauge currently in the boat. My main concern was if the port side thermostat stuck and there was no alarm system in place for that head. The starboard side is present and functioning if I ground out the wire coming from the switch sensor in the starboard side head.
2022 Hog Island Skiff
Johnson 70/40 jet
Bouncin' off rocks, and catching the smallies.
Potomac River Smallmouth Guide
Owner of Potomac Custom Tackle
Keep in mind- thermostats really only control water flow at IDLE (once you begin to plane off, the poppet valve opens allowing a straight-through flow of water/coolant). After the poppet opens... the thermostats are basically just along for the ride.
Dual Mercury Master Technician- for Mercury Outboards, Mercruiser and Mercury Racing at European Marine in Greenville, SC.
Still consider myself a "Marine Apprentice" after 47 years (learn something new every day).
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