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Jlagos

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  1. Regarding the white smoke noted after pulling the tube , I would not be surprised if that was steam generated from the water cooling the engine.

    I also have a 2010 (enzo) and have the same alarm sounding. It goes of within 5 seconds of the engine turming on and then sounds off every 10 minutes so. I took it to the dealer last year but they could not identify the cause for the warning. Considering it was at the height of covid shut down they were unable to contact medallion who manufactured the display unit. If you ever figure the cause please post. I know at least one other person on here had the same problem and I believe he also had a 2010 model. I tried the knock sensors but that did not fix my alarm. 

    If you do not have oil in the bilge then at least your not leaking. Are the spark plugs clean or are they oiled? Some engines will burn oil but typically do so from very early on.


  2. Take a look at skidim.com  In the past they listed 409's as an item they sell but I do not see them now. Thet are located very close to the PCM factory and pick up there items directly. It would be very worthwhile to at call and ask about an engine. When I have ordered from them in the past, they double checked the order to make sure you may not need parts for the installation.


  3. Do you have your boat at home? Start it on your driveway (with water i.e. fake- lake attached so you don't ruin the impeller) the night prior or first thing in the AM. Sounds like your carbureted. The last carbureted boat I had was the same as your friend. 2 often 3 pumps prior to turning the key to crank the engine. It typically started quickly. If not, I would move the throttle to a position that would rev the engine to about 2000 rpm and then crank (turn over) the engine. It would fire up (turn on) at that time. Like volazulum said make sure the batteries are in good shape to allow a good quick crank (turnover) as it requires the cylinders moving to pull gas in via the carburetor. Sometimes the position of the boat will affect some boats. If sitting for an extended time it will cause the gas to dissipate from the carburetor. Do you the carb needs cleaning/rebuilding. When you turn on the ignition and the electricity is sent to the dash board (such as when the dummy lights turn on in the car dashboard) do you here the fuel pump cycling/humming briefly. 


  4. It appears the Vdrive portion of my powerplus vdrive transmission is failing. I developed a high pitched squeal while surfing. I can make it recur when I start to increase engine RPM. The vdrive fluid at the beginning of the season looked great but was low (about 1/2 qt) when I inspected it this past weekend. The gasket appears to be leaking. I presumed the staining of lubricant in the engine bay was a result of a faulty oil filter last year. It was a pain cleaning the engine oil in its entirety and I errantly assumed it was more of the same. Boy was I wrong. The transmission portion appears to be good. I will attempt the fix personally as most dealerships are probably packed with repairs etc and I don't want to be without a boat the remainder of the summer season.  Anyone know if someone rebuilds these things. I found a replacement at Skidim that will require a couple of washers and an adapter bracket. The shape of the mounting bosses have changed. It does not appear to be complicated provided the bolts and nuts cooperate. Considering the vdrive oil is so easy to check I will likely do this at least every other weekend going forward. Complacency appears to have won this round. 


  5. There will be no filter to replace in the vdrive and or the transmission. You need to find out the manufacturer for the engine and vdrive. It's likely a Walter's vdrive which requires non-detergent sae 30. Use the engine make and year of boat to search on websites such as skidim or bakesonline. If you cant locate the parts let us know. Dont use Amazon to find a cheap impeller it wont hold up. 

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