New to the Forum, and glad I joined.
Took my first ride on my new to me '05 3D RDI on Fathers Day..and was out for 15 mins, just about to start working the ocean break waves when the engine choked and died. It took me over an hour to get back to the beach with the lid off the ski, and only working a few seconds at a time. When I finally got the rear deck off, the T fitting was melted, but the rest of the piping looks ok. I have the part on order, So 5 to 10 days for a 14 dollar plastic part, stupidly will keep me out of the water in prime season here in the notheast.. But more importantly, where do I start? Check the calibrated fittings first then what? Should I pull the head and pipe to check them all? And about how long does this take?And how do you stop this from happening again without any warning? Any ideas? This will really suck if this happens next weekend after I pull everything apart to clear a couple of grains of sand.