Since I took ownership of the boat in April, I noticed the port engine has about 10 hours more than the starboard engine. Also, the load and fuel burn is higher at the same RPM on the port side. At 2250 RPM, the port engine burns .5 GPH more than starboard and runs at 80% load while the starboard is at 77%. Both engines read the same throttle position, 80% (with sync on, I did not test with sync off). Engine temps, oil pressure, and volts vary at an insignificant difference. The boat goes straight at 0 deg rudder. Both engines will run up to almost 2600 RPM (with sync on). Is this a Smartcraft calibration issue? I have to look at the transmission temps again. I think one was running a little higher than the other. May have been port, but still within 20 degrees of the other. The oil in both transmissions is amber and no foaming.
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