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Riding in winter
- Thread starter Agnarr
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The ski doesn't care. Let it run a bit to get the block warm ish and then go have fun.
If you ONLY ran in very cold water year round, then some adjustments could be warranted. Different t-stat and adjust the temp sensor range (basically the choke on a 4-tec).
If you ONLY ran in very cold water year round, then some adjustments could be warranted. Different t-stat and adjust the temp sensor range (basically the choke on a 4-tec).
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I have read its not good to let the revs go up to high on a cold engine .
On the other hand , a long warm up period is not good either.
A great compromise is to run the engine in the econ mode for the 1st 5 min. On a cold day . I have also read that in engines in general ,180 degrees is the min tempt. for proper combustion but you won't ever have a problem reaching that level. Lastly , at low engines rpm's like when going through no wake zones , the intake air tempt needs to be around 100 degrees in order for proper mixing of fuel and air moving a relatively slow velocity. At high rpm , mixing cold air with fuel is not problem. Until the inside of the pwc at slow speeds gets to 100 degrees, more fuel needs to be dumped into the engine to keep it going so don't hang your intake hose outside the pwc. Anyone who ever had a carbureted car that had the choke turn off to early on a cold day know what I am talking about. Yes these fi engines run unbelievably well on a cold day but be mindful of the fact that its doing it by dumping a lot oof fuel into the engine until its warmed up. We used to know it by are nose , but not really anymore.
On the other hand , a long warm up period is not good either.
A great compromise is to run the engine in the econ mode for the 1st 5 min. On a cold day . I have also read that in engines in general ,180 degrees is the min tempt. for proper combustion but you won't ever have a problem reaching that level. Lastly , at low engines rpm's like when going through no wake zones , the intake air tempt needs to be around 100 degrees in order for proper mixing of fuel and air moving a relatively slow velocity. At high rpm , mixing cold air with fuel is not problem. Until the inside of the pwc at slow speeds gets to 100 degrees, more fuel needs to be dumped into the engine to keep it going so don't hang your intake hose outside the pwc. Anyone who ever had a carbureted car that had the choke turn off to early on a cold day know what I am talking about. Yes these fi engines run unbelievably well on a cold day but be mindful of the fact that its doing it by dumping a lot oof fuel into the engine until its warmed up. We used to know it by are nose , but not really anymore.
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Spimothy Leary
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You know they have coast guard certified life jacket/coats but afraid to wear mine due to the risk of being pulled over and having to show them the label.
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