1986 ss 201

[Gibbles]

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"forgot the camera"

pfft

 

[dozerII]

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"forgot the camera"

pfft

Come-on Chris, the ice is gone the Polar bears went back up to Alaska USA, I got sunburnt today.

 

[GA_Boater]

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Nice mess o'fish, Dozer. Fess up now, who caught the most? You or the Admiral.

 

[classiccat]

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Great day of fishin' Glen!

I bet you and the Admiral made a few perch happy keeping those pike!!

 

[jbcurt00]

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Nice fish D!

I'm sure you'll get the prop & adjustments done & it'll go like a scalded cat...

 

[InMotion]

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Nice catch there... glad you made it off the lake in time... that's a whole lot of rain in a short period of time! I bet that would of given the ole bilge pump a test!

How did trimming the motor work? Give much more speed --- or did it just porpus? Just curious.... I would have thought you would be up in the mid 40's for sure...mmmmmmm.

J.

 

[jasoutside]

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I'm loving the fresh fish shots Glen, that's what it's all about buddy!:thumb:

 

[barato2]

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oooh yeah. lovin them pike.

 

[dozerII]

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Nice mess o'fish, Dozer. Fess up now, who caught the most? You or the Admiral.

Great day of fishin' Glen!

I bet you and the Admiral made a few perch happy keeping those pike!!

Nice fish D!

I'm sure you'll get the prop & adjustments done & it'll go like a scalded cat...

Nice catch there... glad you made it off the lake in time... that's a whole lot of rain in a short period of time! I bet that would of given the ole bilge pump a test!

How did trimming the motor work? Give much more speed --- or did it just porpus? Just curious.... I would have thought you would be up in the mid 40's for sure...mmmmmmm.

J.

I'm loving the fresh fish shots Glen, that's what it's all about buddy!:thumb:

oooh yeah. lovin them pike.

Thanks Guys The Admiral started out out-fishing me but experience won in the end. Still trying to figure out the speed issue, I know it should go faster than 38mph.

 

[BonairII]

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Thanks Guys The Admiral started out out-fishing me but experience won in the end. Still trying to figure out the speed issue, I know it should go faster than 38mph.

Maybe I missed it, but did you get her up to the correct RPM with a different prop? Is the lower unit the correct gear ratio for the motor?

What speed(theoretically) does a prop calculator say you should be doing with your setup?

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1986 ss 201

That's a bummer man. I'd be thinking mid 40's range minimum with that combo.

 

[dozerII]

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Maybe I missed it, but did you get her up to the correct RPM with a different prop? Is the lower unit the correct gear ratio for the motor?

What speed(theoretically) does a prop calculator say you should be doing with your setup?

Motor will not pull more RPM with a smaller prop, according to the stamp on the side of the upper it is a 1.84 as it is supposed to be. I'm starting to think there is something wrong with the Thunderbolt ignition.

That's a bummer man. I'd be thinking mid 40's range minimum with that combo.

Me to Jason, kind of a real let down.

 

[BonairII]

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The fact that it won't pull more RPM makes me def think its motor-health related rather than prop related.

Compression and spark are good?

 

[Gibbles]

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I'm in Canada now... cold, windy, and wet!

oh and our plane landed going sidewards, a very strange feeling... :lol:

 

[dozerII]

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The fact that it won't pull more RPM makes me def think its motor-health related rather than prop related.

Compression and spark are good?

Compression is 145 across the board, Spark I assume is good. It starts, runs, idles, and pulls to 42-4300 smooth as silk.

I'm in Canada now... cold, windy, and wet!

oh and our plane landed going sidewards, a very strange feeling... :lol:

Welcome to Canada Buddy, your probably experiencing the weather that went through here Sunday.

 

[InMotion]

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oh and our plane landed going sidewards, a very strange feeling... :lol:

All planes in Canada land side ways....

We also take off backwards!

J.

 

[InMotion]

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Compression is 145 across the board, Spark I assume is good. It starts, runs, idles, and pulls to 42-4300 smooth as silk.



Welcome to Canada Buddy, your probably experiencing the weather that went through here Sunday.

Sometimes it's something simple like the throttle linkage isn't quite adjusted right to allow for WOT to occur....

J.

 

[dozerII]

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Sometimes it's something simple like the throttle linkage isn't quite adjusted right to allow for WOT to occur....

J.

First thing I checked Jim, thanks, I guess I'm just going to have to play Slueth, I have a post going in the Mercuiser and Prop section.

 

[GA_Boater]

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I was going to suggest the same thing as Jim. Then I thought, nah, Dozer's been to the rodeo before.

 

[InMotion]

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I was going to suggest the same thing as Jim. Then I thought, nah, Dozer's been to the rodeo before.

No doubt about that! Sometimes it is the simple things the best of us over look!!!
J.