OK everyone, thank you for being here for each other. This morning I picked up my first ever boat, an 06 Challenger. She looked clean. Engine oil looked clean and smelled good (not burned). Started right up. She had sat in the broker lot for 1 yesr and a half - two years. I drove it to Big Bear and dropped it in the lake.
Started off slow and easy. No more than 2000-2500 RPM. She purred and it went well for about 5 minutes. I got to the middle of the lake and turned around to head back to the dock (this was a test run).
I increased the RPM to 5000-6000 and after two minutes the Temp Warning Light and Warning ring/siren turned on. I immediately took her down to 1500-2000 RPM. After another two minutes the Temp Light went out but the siren continued. I was afraid to stop because what if she would not start again. Made it to the dock with no more Temp Light but the siren was on. I shut her down got the trailer and started her up again to trailer her. No more Temp Light, but I was at just 1500 RPM.
This is my first boat and 5 min into the first run the Temp Light went on. What could this be?
I am thinking thermostat? Temp sensor? Those would be easy and cheap. I did notice when the Lake people disinfected for zebra shells with hot water, the drain plugs had some gunk in them, looked like dirt and seaweed that was two years old? Not sure but it was a black gunk in the drain plugs. What if that gunk was in the supercharger cooler? Or the exhaust manifold?
I gues I do not know what EXACTLY is hot, is it the engine, the exhaust, the supercharger? There is just one light and not sure if there is only one sensor?
Please let me know your thoughts. I hope to get educated before I contact the marina or a mechanic for help. I got a great deal ($6600) where the next closest was 8950 but I would like to minimize the bleeding of green. If money were no issue I would have bought a new one lol. Thanks for any advise, you are all so great!
Started off slow and easy. No more than 2000-2500 RPM. She purred and it went well for about 5 minutes. I got to the middle of the lake and turned around to head back to the dock (this was a test run).
I increased the RPM to 5000-6000 and after two minutes the Temp Warning Light and Warning ring/siren turned on. I immediately took her down to 1500-2000 RPM. After another two minutes the Temp Light went out but the siren continued. I was afraid to stop because what if she would not start again. Made it to the dock with no more Temp Light but the siren was on. I shut her down got the trailer and started her up again to trailer her. No more Temp Light, but I was at just 1500 RPM.
This is my first boat and 5 min into the first run the Temp Light went on. What could this be?
I am thinking thermostat? Temp sensor? Those would be easy and cheap. I did notice when the Lake people disinfected for zebra shells with hot water, the drain plugs had some gunk in them, looked like dirt and seaweed that was two years old? Not sure but it was a black gunk in the drain plugs. What if that gunk was in the supercharger cooler? Or the exhaust manifold?
I gues I do not know what EXACTLY is hot, is it the engine, the exhaust, the supercharger? There is just one light and not sure if there is only one sensor?
Please let me know your thoughts. I hope to get educated before I contact the marina or a mechanic for help. I got a great deal ($6600) where the next closest was 8950 but I would like to minimize the bleeding of green. If money were no issue I would have bought a new one lol. Thanks for any advise, you are all so great!