Hey everyone...this is my first EVER forum subscription so here goes.
Recently I was given a late 80's early 90's (don't know the exact year cause the hin plate is gone) 17' Charger Bass Boat 170v with a 1984 2 Stroke xp150 VRO model E150STLCRD. This boat was given to me and the previous owner did not take the best care of it so I have a little bit of a project here ahead of me.
My first task was to get the motor running. It hasn't run since summer of 2015. I checked and cleaned the plugs, purged the old gas, and checked for leaks or seepage. Everything looked good and it fired right up on muffs. I have not had it out on the water yet due to poor weather in our area. The previous owner told me that the last time they had it out on the water the boat started up fine but once under load it would bogged down and shut off. ??
I found the shop service manual on Craigslist and got it for $30. I'm not afraid of a challenge and do a lot of my own auto repairs here st the house. However, This motor is a bit intimidating as it's older, a 2 stroke and has VRO which is something I'm not familiar with. I understand the concept of the VRO but I'm just not sure sure how to ensure it's working correctly.
Is there anyone out there that could give me any advice on what I should do to get this motor ship shape? Thanks in advance...
Recently I was given a late 80's early 90's (don't know the exact year cause the hin plate is gone) 17' Charger Bass Boat 170v with a 1984 2 Stroke xp150 VRO model E150STLCRD. This boat was given to me and the previous owner did not take the best care of it so I have a little bit of a project here ahead of me.
My first task was to get the motor running. It hasn't run since summer of 2015. I checked and cleaned the plugs, purged the old gas, and checked for leaks or seepage. Everything looked good and it fired right up on muffs. I have not had it out on the water yet due to poor weather in our area. The previous owner told me that the last time they had it out on the water the boat started up fine but once under load it would bogged down and shut off. ??
I found the shop service manual on Craigslist and got it for $30. I'm not afraid of a challenge and do a lot of my own auto repairs here st the house. However, This motor is a bit intimidating as it's older, a 2 stroke and has VRO which is something I'm not familiar with. I understand the concept of the VRO but I'm just not sure sure how to ensure it's working correctly.
Is there anyone out there that could give me any advice on what I should do to get this motor ship shape? Thanks in advance...
The manual doesn't give a specific compression number, just says that all cylinders need to be testing within 15psi of each other.