Orion45

Deeplines,

I did not imply DreamWeaver21 was a rookie or that he did not know how to change his own oil. I neither knowthegentlemannor do I have any knowledge of his seamanship or fishing expertise. I just joined the PFF and was answering a post. There were no replies when I first read DreamWeaver21's post. I started composing my reply but got sidetracked. By the time I finished and posted it, there were five other replies posted. Had I known that, I would have greatly abbreviated mine.

Also, I'm sure you have heard of a "Logic Tree" approach to problem solving. If not, I suggest you research it on the Internet.It is basically a flow diagram with yes/no branches which eventually lead you to the correct solution. Most technical manuals have them.

Next time, rather thanposting negative comments about someone else's reply. I suggest you offer your own solution - if you have one.

Have a nice day!

Deeplines

Nothing ment by it ORION45. We have another ORION on here and FOR THE GOD OF ME I couldn't figure out why he was hitting on him about how to do something.

My bad.:reallycrying

Orion45

Apology accepted. Thanks.

DreamWeaver21

Thanks for the replies so far. Wasn't me getting towed by SeaTow though, I have only used their services once when my steering went out and that was out of Pensacola. Bad part about that was I had a whole bunch of people waiting to have a fish fry and had a good mess of fish on board too but I had to call them and tell them to go to the store for burgers and fire up the grill because we weren't going to be in for a while...:angel:doh

Back to the engine issue...Gavin from TMS saw this thread and called me todayand said bring it over so we can look at it. I took it over this morning and we drained the oil. No water in the oil. None. It was black / burnt and though and there was metal flake in it. Not as much metal as the last time I had one thumping but still too much. He is going to call the company that did the rebuild and see if they want to take a look at it. It is obviously out of warrantee so I can't expect anything but who knows, it doesn't hurt to ask.

To answer the other questions:

-Oil is changed at regular intervals. After getting the reman unit I changed it at 20 hours and then at 100. It was close to time to change again. There was some flake at 20 but that is normal.

-I use the correct grade oil.

-I don't leave the shift lever in the "grind zone". Now that I think about it though, I did notice the throttle was a bit firmer to move into gear on the last trip. I figured it was corrosion on the wire but maybe I figured wrong.

Thanks for the offer Deeplines.

Rammer Jammer

Weaver - go ahead and break down and buy that 23 cape with twin HPDI's and be done with it; you know you're looking for a reason. oke

That 225 SWS has got to have like a billion hours on it by now. That's one hell of a motor!

wrightackle

Run, don't walk away from any boat that has hpdi's hanging on it. With the way you use a boat you'll be blowing powerheads right and left. They aren't near the motor you have now. If you repower go the four stroke route. Sure wish you luck with your motor.

Worn Out

Amen to the run from 250hpdi. I went through 6 (in 350 hrs) before they allowed me to switch to a 225 4 stroke.Ruined a few vacations, and a few 'trips"...