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My son is there now and called me while he was trying to start it. It started with the shift cable disengaged, but died immediately as soon as he brought the shifter back to the neutral position. I'll go with the IAC diagnosis and take one with me next weekend. Thanks for you help, Jim.

I've replaced the IAC valve before. It seems like last time it was bad, though, I got some beeps from the engine alarm. She didn't mention any beeps. It's hard trying to diagnose an issue from 80 miles away. LOL

My wife is at the lake with her girlfriends. She took the boat out today for a leisurely ride and she said it died while idling along in gear. She said it didn't initially want to start again, but she released the shift cable at the shifter so she could give it some throttle while starting and...

I have a 2003 200BR 5.0 MPI with factory tower and Smart Tabs. My son has some friends who go wakeboarding with us, but they say the wake is too small. As my son improves, he is also wanting a bigger wake. I've tried to trim the drive out to push the stern further into the water, but I'm afraid...

I have a 4-blade 19p stainless prop and Smart Tabs on my 2003 200BR and it's nearly impossible to stay planed at 20 mph while pulling. 22 mph seems to be where it likes to be on plane.

I took my 2003 200BR with the 5.0 MPI and Alpha outdrive out today. After pulling the wakeboarders for a while, I took a run up the river and opened it up a bit. After a minute or so at about 4500 RPM's I felt a bump that I think was a brief deceleration from a miss. It continued intermittently...

I replaced mine a couple years ago with a 40# cylinder and it's not sufficient. It will hold the seat upright, but it won't keep it from slamming closed. How does the 50# cylinder do with regard to how fast it closes?

Does anyone know the specs of the lift cylinder support for the jump seat of a 2003 200BR?

I have ordered a wakeboard rack for the factory tower on my '03 200BR. The dealer wanted to know the diameter of the tubing so I put a micrometer on it and got 1.895", which obviously isn't a standard size. The guy I spoke with said most towers are made from either 1.875" or 2.000", but this is...

Smart Tabs corrected that problem for me.

My 03 200 BR (5.0 MPI - Alpha G2) was leaking drive lube and the dealer determined the leak was at the impeller housing, which was limiting the amount of water being pumped to the engine. They said, based on this, it should have been running hot. It always indicated 175 or so on the water...

I have been leaking drive lube ever since I bought my boat. In the 14 hours I've put on it since I bought it, I have added over 2 quarts of drive lube. I have finally found evidence of the leak, which appears to be where the upper and lower gear housings mate. I have never dropped a LGH on a...

This weekend was the first outing of heavy use for my recently acquired 03 200 BR with an Alpha 2nd Gen sterndrive. When I bought the boat, I noticed that the gear lube monitor reservoir was about half way between Full and Add. I put about an hour on the boat several weekends ago while I was...

The fastest boat I own is my Skeeter ZX-185c. It will run 62 on the GPS, which isn't particularly fast for a bass boat. I've driven a boat 78 as indicated on the speedo, but that was 25 years ago before GPS so there's no telling how accurate that was. It was fast enough to push the tears out of...

+1 on the Smart Tabs.

I would like to buy the canvas kit for my 03 200 BR. Where might I look for one? How much should I expect to pay? Thanks.

For the price, it would be a good first step. I've had success with mine on some screws, but had no luck with them on others. If the extractor doesn't work, use a drill bit slightly larger than the shank of the screw (not the head) and drill the head off of the screw. Lift the speaker away and...

My engine serial is 0M369449. Thanks.

So only the plastic part is replaced...not the aluminum block, too? Dealer-only?

Is the IAC a dealer-only part, or are there other sources? Where does the gasket go? I didn't see one when I removed the old one.