yamaha 225hp 1980s - irregular RPM after running

sonic NZ

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when the engine starts warming up after 1 or 2 hours running hard or not it starts temporarily miss firing at around 2500 RPM.
you can hear and see the motor drop and raise RPM slightly

(between 2000 and 2500 rpm for around 1/10 of a second continuously)

when throttle is given passed 2500RPM the RPM drop goes away and the motor sounds fine but is only producing 75kph instead of 105kph.

I thought it may have something to do with over heating after talking to some people so I purchased a new impeller due to a notice in tell tail water pressure drop, installed it and found no difference in pressure,

am eager to see the results ..... have not yet taken her out yet

engine details : 225AETO 6K7 UL 701420

any help would be much appreciated. :rolleyes:

FYI ;)

after more diagnosis I found a valve blocked open by rubbish, the one that goes between the cooling veins and the exhaust (it opens to relieve pressure on instruments at very high RPM - high water pressure - )
so being blocked open most of the pressure that was needed to reach the top of the heads at low RPM - low water pressure - was being flushed out the exhaust.

:D pees like a horse now :D
 

pine island fred

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Re: yamaha 225hp 1980s - irregular RPM after running

First off, I am a dumb a**. What is a KPH? My big fix for the hickup between 2K and 2500, dont run it at that RPM. My 50 MERC has stumbled coming off idle since it came out of the box 5 yrs. ago. Enjoy the boat, dont look for problems. regards FRED
 

sonic NZ

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Re: yamaha 225hp 1980s - irregular RPM after running

KPH -- kilometers per hour 75 kph (46.60 mph) and 105 kph (65.25 mph)


its a massive drop
 

pine island fred

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Re: yamaha 225hp 1980s - irregular RPM after running

Sorry, I misread your post. Thought you just had a flat spot in the low RPM range. That kind of power loss is substancial, more than I wish to bit off. Hope someone jumps in with an idea. FRED
 
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