Re: "Authorized Dealers?" - Think Twice
Well I got my boat back and I'm not sure where I stand at the moment.Went to pick up motor and guess what, the bill is more than the quote!<br />Seems while working on it also replaced CDI pack, rebuilt starter and changed the carbies. I only paid for these to be rebuilt 30 days ago! At the same place . <br />I was like, why replace them if you just rebuilt my old set ? When I bought the boat I took it to him and had the timing / carbies checked and he said whoever has worked on these has put them back together incorrectly and has forced the factory fitted welch plugs that aren't supposed to be touched. BUT, he rebuilds them, and I go away thinking thats one area I don't have to worry about. He told me that if he was doing the rebuild, he wanted a set of carbies he knew were fine, as he didn't take out my welch plugs to see what the previous owner had done when he removed them. Bottom line, I have a new S/h set of carbies. he did admit he could see my point and refunded that part of the bill. (160 dollars)<br />Anyways, norebore but the head was honed ( right term?),divider plated checked, new CDI power pack,rectifier, 2 reed block assembly kits, centre main bearing,topmain bearing, bottom main bearing, 1 rod, a top and bottom end cap, new plugs, and associated seals , circlips, gaslets and the trim / tilt serviced as was the water pump with new impellor. <br />Now's the scary part...<br />I took it out yesterday and followed instructions as per his directions. Warmed it up for 5-10, took off and tried to get on plane, took 3 times as long as before and felt like weed wrapped around prop. Stopped and checked , no weed.<br />Took off again, motor sems to pick up a lil better but not what I expected. SO, I've run it for an hour, varying thye speed but to stay on plane couldn't vary too much or would fall back in to the hole. He said the motor would take a while to loosen up and after 100litres bring her back in for a check for no further cost. The motor was indeed starting to loosen and the motor felt like it was not under so much load but not the same. I thought I would have to be really careful I didn't over rev motor but so far this is not the case, feels like I have a 50 on theback insted of a 75. What should I do ? Could thi8s be a tune / timing problem or is the motor behaving normally after it has had a major rebuild and should I put more hours on it before I call him and inform him of my fears as I'm under warranty?
<br /><br />ps. oldtime, would be nice if'n u added that lil'<br />fact 