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Good morning. i have a 2002 200L carbureted engine mounted on a 19.5 ft stratos bass boat. the last few times i have been out fishing i can't get the boat/motor to run wide open. typical WOT for my engine is 5600rpm. btw i have a hot foot throttle. when i start out and get on plane no problem...
HELLO I AM TRYING TO BUILD A DVA ADAPTER LIKE THE ONE SHOWN IN THE FORUM UNDER ENGINE REPAIR. I WENT TO RADIO SHACK AND GOT ALL THE PARTS EXCEPT THE 2.2 450V CAPACITOR. THEY ONLY HAVE IT AVAILABLE ONLINE. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I MIGHT BE ABLE TO PICK ONE UP IMMEDIATELY? THANK YOU FOR YOUR...
i have a 2002 merc 200hp 2.5l carbureted engine on a 19 ft stratos bass boat. running a 25p fury prop. for several trips now over a few months after i run to my fishing spot and fish for a little while when i start to leave the motor fires right up but when i throttle up it runs out of gas and i...
i have a 2002 merc 200hp carbuerated engine. 2.5L it seems to me that it takes a little too long to pump up the bulb but that could just be me. the problem is when i am on plane running down the lake the motor feels like it loses power for a second then catches back up. sort of like holding your...
can i test my 200hp merc in a 55 gallon drum of water? i can position the boat high enough to get it in there just wondered if there might be other problems?
i have a ss 13.75x25p on my 19.5 stratos bass boat. top speed good at 61mph @wot of 5600. hole shot is terrible! can get a 13.25x25p ss high five very reasonable. any idea how it might effect top speed or rpm? hole shot should be better i think.
got a 2002 200 merc carbureted engine turning 5500 w/ a ss trophy plus 13.75x25p 4 blade. engine rated @5600 max. pushing 2002 19.5 stratos bass boat. anybody have a similar setup? what prop, pitch and rpm are you getting? see previous post "trying to get stratos out of the hole" if you want to...
hello gents. i have a 2002 stratos 19xl silver star w/ 2002 mercury 200 carbureted engine. current prop is a tropy plus 4 blade 13.75x25p. current wot rpm with just me@200lbs is 5400 to 5500 top speed around 60 to 61mph per gps. if i fill up the livewells speed and rpm are dramatically affected...
