Recent content by cymertony

Ordering now, thanks!! Tony

Spacers between the angle brackets and the bunks on one side is what I would try first. Good idea.

What engine, and do you have a copy of the shop manuals? On my 2001 185 w/200 Optimax, there is a fuse block on the starboard side of the engine (see pics), but not sure any of these fuses affect this. The shop manual shows them as: SmartCraft Data Bus Circuit 15 Ampere Fuse Accessories 20...

Dang! Great post! Wonder if the Optimax's have the same filters? I had my injector's tested and re-flowed 2yrs ago so I'm hoping this would have either caught the issue or resolved it. Definitely a topic to discuss when I take my Utopia 185 (200 Opti) in for it's next service. I just had this...

Thanks! I was nervous that my issue would come back so I just kept doing laps around the lake until I accepted that it was actually fixed. I would drop a line to Glen Perry at Impros. He would know the impact due to altitude. I know it is possible to have your impeller re-pitched for altitude...

Boat is running perfect again with the new low pressure fuel pump and lift pump. I am sure that the issue was the low pressure fuel pump, but in the interest of time I changed them both at the same time. Our perfect is 25mph @4200, 30mph @4800, 45mph @5500... didn't go for max, prob not much...

New lift pump and low pressure fuel pumps received from Quantum and installed. It took longer than I expected, there was interference from the TPS and some of those 22yr old fuel lines did not want to come off. Will update again once I get out on the water and retest. Links to pumps at Quantum...

Glad mine was working good last time I tested it... that thing is way down there. Gotta be pretty hard to get to it.

Changed inline fuel filter and water separating filter (with sensor installed this time), and ensured VST to fuel tank vent line was not pinched, but no bueno. Hope was the strategy but didn't work out. Lift pump ($80) and low pressure fuel pump ($120) are on their way from Quantum... I just...

I always forget about that one... I like Crowley Marine, but most of the online parts suppliers have exploded diagrams and parts list that make it easy to find your parts. In some cases I will buy from Amazon but would rather give the parts suppliers like Crowley my business. Mercury part...

Although I built a deck across the fuel tank to prevent damage, it appears the weight from the ballast bags flexed the plywood and pinched the vent line coming back from the VST. Removed all that and adjusted the vent line position to remove any pressure on it. Once I get it out on the water...

Here are the mercury part numbers: Water Separating Fuel Filter Kit, 35-18458Q4 Filter-Fuel Pump 35-884743

Went out today with my boys and after 45min of wakeboarding, started getting hesitation, surging, and loss of power while accelerating. Pulling them up would be okay initially, but eventually it would happen while I pulled them up too. Once I backed off the throttle everything was ok, until I...

I had some issues today with surging and loss of power and will create a new thread... I didn't get any beeps like you did.

What you are describing happened to me a couple years ago not long after I bought the boat from it's original owner. Check air pressure and look for fuel on the air side. If you see fuel on the air side, one of two diaphragms could be leaking fuel (90psi) to the air side (80psi) causing a...