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dam son you have all the luck
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dam son you have all the luck
Warlock28SXT
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It's not easy bein me:biggrinjester:
Ratickle
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You didn't bump up against Gino did you????:ack2:
Warlock28SXT
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Nope our cats are ok:biggrinjester:
Geronimo36
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If it makes you feel any better... On Saturday I ran the ocean in 4's and when we came off plane I popped the hatch to make sure everything was ok. When my buddy peered into the engine room he saw the alternator split in half!:ack2:
So I leave the wheel and have a looksee and it split apart so much you could see the windings inside the alternator.
So I say to myself, WTF!:huh:So we're idling in the inlet, 30-45 minutes from home and still about 45 minutes to where we're going, and I start making phone calls to friends and marina's trying to find an alternator and NO LUCK! When I realized I couldn't find one I get in there and see if I can fix it.
Turns out all 4 bolts that hold the alternator case together seemed to have fallen out.. I find two of them in the bilge and bolt it back togther. the alternator wasn't working properly after that but I didn't let it ruin my day and continued on. We took a bunch of kids for a ride at Shore Dreams then headed back home. On the ride home the ocean settled down, there were still 4's but we had a following sea. Ran all the way home with no issues and even ran the boat on Sunday. New alternator coming this week!:driving:
Warlock28SXT
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If it makes you feel any better... On Saturday I ran the ocean in 4's and when we came off plane I popped the hatch to make sure everything was ok. When my buddy peered into the engine room he saw the alternator split in half!:ack2:
So I leave the wheel and have a looksee and it split apart so much you could see the windings inside the alternator.
So we're idling in the inlet, 30-45 minutes from home and still about 45 minutes to where we're going, and I start making phone calls to friends and marina's trying to find an alternator and NO LUCK! When I realized I couldn't find one I get in there and see if I can fix it.
Turns out all 4 bolts that hold the alternator case together seemed to have fallen out.. I find two of them in the bilge and bolt it back togther. the alternator wasn't working properly after that but I didn't let it ruin my day and continued on. We took a bunch of kids for a ride at Shore Dreams then headed back home. On the ride home the ocean settled down, there were still 4's but we had a following sea. Ran all the way home with no issues and even ran the boat on Sunday. New alternator coming this week!:driving:
Wow that's crazy. Never heard of or seen that before. Glad you got tp keep running and nothing more got damaged.
Geronimo36
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I've never seen one split apart like that either but I guess there's a first for everything!
Warlock28SXT
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It might not idle correct but it runs great.......just ask the local water patrol
Anyway I just ran it in the trailer. Here is what I saw. Desired IAC vs act position is the same(step count of 47 a bit high) both @ 141 key on engine off. The TP % is 1.95% and the throttle follower jumps 0-5 (in the step count) TPS voltage is .8 volts steady all with throttle fully closed, vac is 14 in.hg. MAP is 63 kpa. After it ran for a bit the idle started to hunt again, not like before just a couple hundered r's, but never the fast idle ~1800. Hope this info helps. If I missed something let me know. Thanks guys. Jason
Anyway I just ran it in the trailer. Here is what I saw. Desired IAC vs act position is the same(step count of 47 a bit high) both @ 141 key on engine off. The TP % is 1.95% and the throttle follower jumps 0-5 (in the step count) TPS voltage is .8 volts steady all with throttle fully closed, vac is 14 in.hg. MAP is 63 kpa. After it ran for a bit the idle started to hunt again, not like before just a couple hundered r's, but never the fast idle ~1800. Hope this info helps. If I missed something let me know. Thanks guys. JasonGeronimo36
Charter Member
not sure how much of a difference it makes but the info I have shows you should have 0.5 volts at idle and % of TP should be 0%. Not sure if the .8 is out of range but seems a little high according to the info I have.
Warlock28SXT
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Agreed it seems a bit high. This is the first time I saw the TP % and the position(step) be anything other than 0. The voltage has also never been that high @ idle, was @ about .6 volts. Maybe time for a new TPS?
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