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Old 06-22-2011, 04:44 PM
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Took my boat in last week before I came offshore because it was losing power when you ran wide open..

They said it was my Air Compressor!!! Did not know I had an air compressor on my motor

Can someone explain this?
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Old 06-22-2011, 04:48 PM
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Air compressor runs the air injectors....the air injectors push air into the fuel injectors and the fuel injectors push fuel into the cylinder.
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Old 06-22-2011, 05:08 PM
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Roger ...thanks.... I was thinking plugs, bad gas but Air compressor was something I never heard of on a engine! Guess u learn all the time!! Glad I did not just go buy those 25dollar plugs and do it my self....warranty cover it
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Old 06-22-2011, 05:10 PM
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The only thing that can cause it to go out besides a mechanical failure is overheating. The compressor is water cooled. If you ran in some mud or shell it can get trapped in the compressor and burn it up.
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issue is "MERC" just ask 1fastmerc, go get a yamaha
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Old 06-22-2011, 06:16 PM
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The only thing that can cause it to go out besides a mechanical failure is overheating. The compressor is water cooled. If you ran in some mud or shell it can get trapped in the compressor and burn it up.
The overheating part if my fault, a four hour tow will do that to you. W is too nice of a guy to let me pay his bill on this but he should.
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Old 06-22-2011, 06:18 PM
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The overheating part if my fault, a four hour tow will do that to you. W is too nice of a guy to let me pay his bill on this but he should.
That is cool that he towed you in. Mercury should cover this under warranty,they charged you for it?
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Old 06-22-2011, 06:18 PM
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The overheating part if my fault, a four hour tow will do that to you. W is too nice of a guy to let me pay his bill on this but he should.

He commented on an earlier post on here that his warranty covered it....
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He commented on an earlier post on here that his warranty covered it....
Sorry, missed that one.

Before he knew that I offered to pay and he wanted no part of it.
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Old 06-22-2011, 05:27 PM
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Ma boy was having the same problems with his Yamaha on that pathfinder few weeks back. His would start missing WOT. You remember ya boy on basket reef that day last summer u got pics of.
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Old 06-22-2011, 05:28 PM
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Go put a SHO on it...


Yamaha Is the way to go holmes
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Old 06-22-2011, 05:28 PM
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Yammy is a good motor only problem I have with them...their always behind me!!!
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Yammy is a good motor only problem I have with them...their always behind me!!!
thought thats where you wanted the boat motor, thats your problem you been runnin in reverse
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Yammy is a good motor only problem I have with them...their always behind me!!!
A sho on your boat will be the same or faster.
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Yammy is a good motor only problem I have with them...their always behind me!!!
Sho will probably outrun your boat holmes.

SHO is hands down #1 motor on the market right now
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Yammy is a good motor only problem I have with them...their always behind me!!!

I agree, the merc obamamax is always in front of a yamaha 4 banger......









to the mechanic shop..

However, W consider yourself lucky, hell for what having like 800 hours on the motor not too bad.....
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Yammy is a good motor only problem I have with them...their always behind me!!!
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issue is "MERC" just ask 1fastmerc, go get a yamaha
Go find something to do. At least I didn't almost lose mine in da ship channel. Lol
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Go find something to do. At least I didn't almost lose mine in da ship channel. Lol
it would have run all the way down, so is your Merc gona be ready this weekend or does he need another yr
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Sho has not been out long enough to be #1...I have only seen 2 on Big Lake
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