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I found out that I did the comp. test wrong.. When I did it the correct way I got 145 out of both cylinders. I took the ski back to the water after filling up with good fuel and injector cleaner. The results where great, the ski will run at about 6850 rpms wot. There is just the slightest...

I just did compression test and resaults where about 118. I think the rings are stuck is this a possibility? If so how does one correct this.

I am looking at a 2001 RX di that has 20 HRS on it and looks like it just came off the showroom. The price is right but there is a problem, the owners took it to the local lake three times and after that it sit for the last 5 years. I put a new battery in and started it up and it idles great...

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When the boat is up to operating temp I didn't have any problem with smoke just when I came out of no wake zone after long idle.. Even at that just a puff then good to go:)

Seems Fine I took the boat and rode it for about two hours. The boat started and ran fine in the no wake zones and at full throttle. I noticed that the boat idled about 900 RPMs when cold and not "cleaned out", and when warm it idled at about 1100 RPMs. I tested the charging at both 900 and...

Im getting ready to leave the house now, the river is too high so I have to take it to the lake.. I love the way they handle and the shallow draft is awesome. I'm just concerned about this 240EFI. I didn't charge the battery last night trying to make the worst conditions for the electronics to...

craig Thanks for taking the time to address my post.. The price of the boat is 8500, which is more than fair for this boat. The dealer I took it to was a mercury dealer and a good friend as well. I have used a couple Utopias for days with the Optimax and been very impressed but this isn't a...

I am looking at a 2001 Challenger 2000, the boat is just like brand new with very low hours.. I was pretty exited about getting this boat untill reading all of the posts about starting problems with the 240EFI. Is the motor really that unreliable or am I just reading about problems instead of...