Recent content by Voldad

www.imtra.com is where I got mine.

Last weekend we had a taste of spring so I took the boat out. My port engine didn't warm up nearly as fast as the starboard engine. So I used my handy smart craft gauges to see the water pressure - to my surprise the cooler engine had the lower pressure. I usually think the worst so I just...

I was in Atlanta during this. Atlanta did not send the salt trucks out until 6am the morning AFTER the storm. In Knoxville and I'm sure other parts, the roads are often pretreated. This make a huge difference. In Atlanta, they were too cheap to put salt solution out early. - What if it didn't...

Free - just in time for round . . .3 or 4 I've lost count. Looks like us guys in the East are missing out on the whole global warming thing and are in store for another nonexistent summer.

I have a CF of the south? Anyone interested

yeah - that too - hahahah. Good thing I didn't wire the boat - hahaha - it would sink . . . but the dang radio stations would be saved. Mine actually has the after market chartploter also - not sure why - probably was easier for someone.

I would just trace out all wires leaving the battery. Everything should go to the battery switch except for maybe a single wire to the radio for memory. Maybe someone did a rewire and connected it direct for a reason.

Looking like its the oil pressure switch. I didn't know there are two sensors, one for the gauges and one for the computer.

Well, looks like no one has every heard of the 1bp/sec alarm on here either. I may have to buy the diagnostic tool myself so that I can keep it hooked up until it fails.

First, the boat is a 2005 280 Sundancer with the 4.3. I’m having a very hard time finding this issue. About every 2 or 3 times taking the boat out, after anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes of running I get a Check Engine alarm. This is not a normal alarm of 2 bps every minute , this is a 1 beep per...

Rain rain rain. So far this summer is a bust. Already past our yearly rainfall total.

UPDATE, OK - gave up called the dealer. Ran the code, low water pressure. Seams my (former) mechanic didn't know how to replace an impeller. The gasket blew out. All is well now . .. summer is saved . . . . if it ever stops raining. We in Knoxville have a years rainfall total in June . . . and...

Thanks - good to know. I think I'm goign down to the boat today to make sure the hoses from the outdrive are all clean. This all started on a day that the lake was "crappy". But - no its not on a lift and its a new impeller. I'm thinking if water pressure will ause the alarm, its blockage someplace.

Its now happened 3 times, all after the engine has run for 15 min or more. All the sudden I get a "check engine" with the single beep per sec (not the normal 2 beep per sec of IAC). The boat is a 2005 280 dancer with twin 4.3's. When the beep happens I check all the critical stuff, oil...

I think the "pop" was him probably falling and striking his head, then he fell in the water and drown.