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I took my 206 to the lake this morning for the first time. Man was I excited. It started right up and ran like a kitten. Until that is, while checking the bilge for leaks, I noticed that the exhaust risers were extremely hot. Shut the boat off and opened the drain valve on the riser and no water, just steam. Obviously I have a problem. Since I hadn't opened the boat up yet, I was fairly close to the dock and nursed it back in. The temp guage never got over 200 F.
The boat is now at the mechanic. He thinks the impeller is shot. I'm curious how that could happen with only 80 hours on the boat. The mechanic said that sometimes an impeller goes bad sooner or is just bad to begin with. He also indicated that the impeller could have taken a set or got stuck and broke off a vane. It was strange though, I was getting water in the strainer and believe there was water in the block. I was able to drain some water from the block drain on the port side and it was hot.
Whatever. My wife has removed all sharp objects from the house.
The boat also had a very nasty rattle when engaging both reverse and forward gear. Kinda like the rattle my 99 SNOB used to make when engaged in reverse at very low RPM--but much more pronounced. Sounded almost like the kind of rattle I used to hear on older inboards when the motor tries to die when put in gear. The boat did seem to have a slight miss--I'm wondering if the plugs are really fouled from being winterized?
Whatever. Did I already say that my wife has removed all sharp objects....
Hope we did no serious damage. The boat never went faster that idle speed and the temp never reached 200 F (was close though). I've read nightmare stories of similar occurences where head gaskets are blown and water gets into the cylinders--even when the temp doesn't get over 200 F. I understand that the temp guage doesn't necessarily tell you what the true engine temp is. Doesn't surprise me--especially since I was seing steam come out of the exhaust riser through my drain valve. The good news is that the boat would start even after it got hot. I suppose if water got in, it would not have fired.
Whatever....
Any words to the not so wise?
The boat is now at the mechanic. He thinks the impeller is shot. I'm curious how that could happen with only 80 hours on the boat. The mechanic said that sometimes an impeller goes bad sooner or is just bad to begin with. He also indicated that the impeller could have taken a set or got stuck and broke off a vane. It was strange though, I was getting water in the strainer and believe there was water in the block. I was able to drain some water from the block drain on the port side and it was hot.
Whatever. My wife has removed all sharp objects from the house.
The boat also had a very nasty rattle when engaging both reverse and forward gear. Kinda like the rattle my 99 SNOB used to make when engaged in reverse at very low RPM--but much more pronounced. Sounded almost like the kind of rattle I used to hear on older inboards when the motor tries to die when put in gear. The boat did seem to have a slight miss--I'm wondering if the plugs are really fouled from being winterized?
Whatever. Did I already say that my wife has removed all sharp objects....
Hope we did no serious damage. The boat never went faster that idle speed and the temp never reached 200 F (was close though). I've read nightmare stories of similar occurences where head gaskets are blown and water gets into the cylinders--even when the temp doesn't get over 200 F. I understand that the temp guage doesn't necessarily tell you what the true engine temp is. Doesn't surprise me--especially since I was seing steam come out of the exhaust riser through my drain valve. The good news is that the boat would start even after it got hot. I suppose if water got in, it would not have fired.
Whatever....
Any words to the not so wise?
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