I have just purchased my first bass boat, a 1998 Ranger 518DVS w/ 200 Mercury EFI. After dragging the boat 11 1/2 hours over Interstate Highway that is taking advantage of the Obama Stimulus Package with all of the construction I have developed a problem that was not present before I made the journey home to Texas.
My water pressure gauge is pegged out to the maximum. The motor is peeing a good stream out of it and although I dont have a temp gauge no warning horn is going off. I am not familar enough to know if there is a way to test the gauge or know where the sender may be located on the engine to test it. I have borrowed a set of muffs so I can run the engine off the lake which is an hour and a half away but dont know where to start.
Anybody have any suggestions as to where to start with my diagnostics?
My water pressure gauge is pegged out to the maximum. The motor is peeing a good stream out of it and although I dont have a temp gauge no warning horn is going off. I am not familar enough to know if there is a way to test the gauge or know where the sender may be located on the engine to test it. I have borrowed a set of muffs so I can run the engine off the lake which is an hour and a half away but dont know where to start.
Anybody have any suggestions as to where to start with my diagnostics?