I have a 2004 Gambler with a 250 Merc Optimax pro xs outboard. Took it out the other day and the alarm on the merc smartcraft started going off while getting up to plane, the oil and engine pictures were flashing.

I just had the outboard serviced, the guy changed the lower unit oil and filled up my 2 cycle oil reservoir that sits inside the battery compartment.

The boat had also been sitting for a while at the shop, when I first hammered it out of the hole on the water it kinda lagged at first but then kicked in..it got better throughout the day but the alarm kept pinging so I took the boat in

Is this one of those thermostat poppet valve issues?? The boat ran fine and the alarm would sometimes go off but then would come back on.

Should I just take the boat to the shop, or is there something I can do myself?

Thanx,
Pete


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Modified by Petew1971 at 12:29 PM 6/7/2011


Modified by Petew1971 at 2:23 PM 6/7/2011