JUST A REMINDER, IF YOU RUN AN OPTIMAX!!

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January 14, 2010 at 9:53 pm #442905

SAMRUSH
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In this cold weather, always remember to idle engine until temp is 100 deg or more before you take off. Ive seen at least 4 blown engines due to not conforming to this practice. Just reminding!! SAMBAYOU BANDIT

January 15, 2010 at 2:03 am #442906

Basscat36
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I have been letting mine get to 120, after reading about the cold seize i make sure mine is warm.

January 15, 2010 at 4:28 am #442907

billius
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Good advice Sam. When I got my first Cat from Sherm…he told me that same thing.

January 15, 2010 at 6:34 am #442908

HOMan
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With the cold weather down south thats great advice, now for Tommy Yetts, Ward, and others, your Evinrude E-TEC, Yamaha Series 1 or 2 should also be warmed up before hard launchs, DO NOT run it dry, alot of guys do that to check the charge, not a good thing at all. Just my 2 cents. Brannon

January 15, 2010 at 7:31 am #442909

justwingem
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I still have not put my new 07 in the lake. I may next week (supposed to be in mid to upper 60s) but now do I even dare turn the key on the big mota? I do not have to until mid March in my area. With the water waming and clearing up. The TM will get me the most results.

January 15, 2010 at 5:14 pm #442910

SAMRUSH
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Crank it up, the motor will warm on its own.BAYOU BANDIT

January 15, 2010 at 10:17 pm #442911

SCOTAKNS
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What if you dont have a temp gauge??

January 15, 2010 at 11:30 pm #442912

JSLAW
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The opti comes up to temp fairly quickly, and if in doubt, a 75- 100 yard long idle will generally be sufficient. And along the same lines allow for a cool down period after a long run in cold weather preferably around a minute before shutting the motor down and tilting it up. Same thing basically in reverse, just come off pad a little earlier and idle into your that your gonna fish, before shutting off the motor.

January 16, 2010 at 12:04 am #442913

Mike Whitten
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Additional thoughts, from over a decade of running Optis– 1. They need to warm up to at least 123 degrees before you run them. 2. Agree with coming off pad, and idling for a minute or so before you shut them down. 3. ESPECIALLY in cold weather, crank them and let them warm up, before you initiate a hole shot. PUT IN A TEMP GAUGE IF YOU DONT HAVE ONE! The other thing an Optimax will do, because of the lower unit torpedo pickups, is ingest small pieces of wood, especially in the spring, when junk is floating everywhere, and it will wind up in the thermostat, and stick it open. When that happens, youll never see 100 degrees of temp. Ive seen it below 90. Long term, this is not good. I keep one of the windows on my SmartCraft gauge set to display temps at all times. It can save you a powerhead. Mike Whitten/Germantown, TN

January 16, 2010 at 3:03 am #442914

clownshoes
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I always fish solo so I usually launch, beach, leave boat running, park truck and come on down.. Hey Brannon- I love folks thatll walk up to get in their boats and cant tell whether its on or not as I park the truck… Had one today. Hilarious. They dont know til they see water coming out of it…C.O.D. Jr. III
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