04-11-2009, 05:23 PM
Suzuki 115 2 stroke oil injected 1996 rev limiter problem
I'm not sure if I have a rev limiter problem or if I don't. I have a problem that is for sure. If I run full throddle for a while the motor bogs down like the rev limiter has engaged. I don't have to reset anything so don't know if it's that or another problem. I bought the boat used and took it out for a ride with my mechanic, it did the same thing. My mechanic was sure it was the rev limiter as he's been the mechanic on this boat since it was new and it's not had any problems he was certain it was the impellar needing to be replaced as it wasn't spitting as much water as he felt it should. I replaced that last year. Honestly I never ran the boat wide open for any amount of time after that so there was never a problem, I'm a fisherman, I run to where I fish then fire up the kicker motor. The motor litterally looks brand new inside the cover and out. I've got to take it back to the mechanic, I don't know if he's going to know what the problem is. I'm hoping someone here may have had a similar experience and knows what the answer is. There is a tattle tale light that comes on very briefly then goes off, it's not the temp light, it's like a circle with a square top on the circle (if that makes sense? Like a snowman head with a short top hat). Any insight would be appreciated. Great boat, motor looks like new, really don't want to keep dumping money into it like I have since I bought it. Two happiest days I'm starting to agree with, day you buy and the day you sell.
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I'm not sure if I have a rev limiter problem or if I don't. I have a problem that is for sure. If I run full throddle for a while the motor bogs down like the rev limiter has engaged. I don't have to reset anything so don't know if it's that or another problem. I bought the boat used and took it out for a ride with my mechanic, it did the same thing. My mechanic was sure it was the rev limiter as he's been the mechanic on this boat since it was new and it's not had any problems he was certain it was the impellar needing to be replaced as it wasn't spitting as much water as he felt it should. I replaced that last year. Honestly I never ran the boat wide open for any amount of time after that so there was never a problem, I'm a fisherman, I run to where I fish then fire up the kicker motor. The motor litterally looks brand new inside the cover and out. I've got to take it back to the mechanic, I don't know if he's going to know what the problem is. I'm hoping someone here may have had a similar experience and knows what the answer is. There is a tattle tale light that comes on very briefly then goes off, it's not the temp light, it's like a circle with a square top on the circle (if that makes sense? Like a snowman head with a short top hat). Any insight would be appreciated. Great boat, motor looks like new, really don't want to keep dumping money into it like I have since I bought it. Two happiest days I'm starting to agree with, day you buy and the day you sell.
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