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I was wondering when you guys wrap-up the season and store the boat?
I usually go until the first of October here in St. Louis. After October the kid has too much going on in school and the wife doesn't like the cooler temps.
Back in the day I used to clean fouled plugs and it seemed to work fine. Now I read (and hear) that once a plug is fouled it's better to just put a new one in it's place.
I just had my 2005 496 mag repaired (OWO060256) thinking I had a fuel related problem and the mechanic stated it was a "bad"...
New to this board and I'm having a fuel related problem. The engine is a 2005 496 Mag, serial # OWO60256. The problem is rough idle, poor acceleration, and rare but occasional popping sound at 3/4+ throttle.
I measured the fuel rail pressure with the engine off cycling the key and recorded 40...
