Re: question about planing out in my first boat
How high are the rpm's when you are on plane at full throttle? need to know if you are reaching the recommended rpm range, which is also the guide for making prop changes.<br /><br />Have you had the compression checked on the engine?<br /><br />One thing ALL Force motor owners should do is decarbon the engine. It can do wonders for a poor performing engine.<br /><br />Your intent is REMOVE the existing carbon buildup from the cylinders, heads, and rings, a spray decarb solvent product, such as SeaFoam Deep Creep, is needed to do the decarb process. Some people use one can per cylinder. Free moving rings are what seals your cylinders and gives you compression. Compressed and stuck rings equals loss of compression, and eventually, engine failure.<br /><br />Run engine at fast idle, with engine running, slowly spray liberal amount into each carb, its gonna smoke up the place,<br />spray for a couple minutes, now spray a larger amount into carbs until engine chokes out and stops.<br /><br />Remove spark plugs and spray decarb liberally into each cylinder, install the spark plugs, let it soak for an hour. <br /><br />Start the engine and run at medium throttle, or if at the lake, run it at full throttle. It won't hurt to spray some more through the carbs. Run it for atleast 10 minutes to flush the crud out of your engine. Now remove and clean, or replace the spark plugs. <br /><br />It works well to do the spraying, the night before you go to the lake. This way you can let it soak overnight, and really flush it out at the lake.<br /><br />Don't do this in front of the garage door or the house, unless you want it coated with greasy crud.
