Re: Yamaha Survey, how do you like your 2000-2001 Engine?
on the 115, most likly blew due to fuel issues, most likly whats wrong now.
pop a fuel pump diaphram and it blows, typically a connecting rod or a wristpin. clog a main jet and it blows, usually takes out a piston ring and erodes the piston on the edge of the crown.
a look at the piston will tell the tale.
regulators usually bite the dust due to faulty batteries or using wing nuts on the cable ends and simply dont get them tight.
on the 200, doesnt have an oil level guage.
the far right bar will always be green until the remopte tank gets so low automatic oil transfer is prohibiuted then the center bar lights. about 15 min later the far left red bar lights and an audible is set and RPM reduction occurs.
on the F40, that motor sucked, carbs are very touchy,ign parts are iffy, however its a mercury painted silver blue. yamaha didnt make any part of the 2000 F40.
I do have some well maintained V4 and V6 engines that were sold new at salty dawg marina that still go almost every weekend and they date back to the 80's.
I started there in 2000 and when they shut down everything came here so a lot of those motors I installed in the early 2000 time frame.
and then, ya got what I did last week.
F115 2007 model.
smoked 2 pistons and the fuel stank.
replaced the powerhead and cyl head under warrenty, cleaned the fuel system and pumped the tank on his nickle.
seatrial, 5000 RPM max.
looked up the PDI sheet,original Al prop was 131/4 x15.
now the hull has a T-top and a 13 1/4x18 ss wheel.
if he doesnt reprop it correctly he has NO warrenty anymore.
bad fuel, coupled with a severe overprop = smoked pistons EVERY time.
is that a Yamaha issue or a customer issue?
most customers are their own worst enemy, then ya got idiot techs. the combination can be very bad.
last new hire here used to be a field service rep with Yamaha, he lasted 9 days and everything he did is a comeback.
