Thanks for the replies fellas. I believe it has always idled in the 150 range and yes I do fish a couple of lakes that often require longer idling speeds due to considerable numbers of stumps (10 mph limits) or often at night I will slow it way down just for safety when moving spots. Only has 40 hrs on it so no the impeller has not been changed. With no hot foot I cant take it out of gear and rev the engine so would that just require popping it like I would to bring up on plane? Sounds like a definite trip to the shop. Once again thanks for the info. One more question. The cap on the engine mounted oil reservoir, does it have an o-ring under the cap. While I was checking it out I took that cap off to get a good look in to make sure it was filling properly. With it being dark I could not see the oil level without getting a light in there. When I took the cap off I lost a small o-ring in the water of course. Had trouble with a check valve on that reservoir before so it was a suspect. I did not remember seeing one there before. That cap doesnt seem to want to seat well, almost like those threads are stripped a little, but my mechanic had it working fine and and filling properly after replacing a check valve last fall. Im well aware of the problems that can cause, just didnt remember an o-ring under that cap. Sorry for the long post and my limited knowledge. Learning here on the fly.Last edited by loujoe on July 6th, 2008, 12:20 am, edited 1 time in total.
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