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    Dacromet Kodiak Disk Brakes????

    I have dacromet Kodiak brakes. I'm at 5 years and I need to replace the rotors. I had to replace one caliper last year because some kind of bubble of rust formed in the glider pin channel that caused the pin to seize up.
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    Where to mount a shore power receptacle on a Chap 256SSi

    I recently installed a battery charger/maintainer in my 2005 Chap 256SSi. I want to install a shore power plug on the stern so that I can easily plug in an extension cord. The stern has a lot of curves and sloped parts (where the water fill cap and stern shower hose are located). Any...
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    Loss of power to trim

    I believe alldodge is referring to the 2 large solenoids on the trim pump bracket. If all merc trim pumps are wired the same, the one red wire coming off the inline fuse at the pump goes into a connector that plugs into the harness that feeds to the trim switches at the helm and stern (if you...
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    Engine backfiring through throttle body when trying to accelerate

    Well that was a bit of a pain in the rear. All the gas was pumped out, filter replaced, fuel line and rail flushed out. It now runs the way it's supposed to. 😁 Thanks again to all of you for helping out and once again, learned some new things, and of course added another new tool to the...
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    Engine backfiring through throttle body when trying to accelerate

    Couple of questions... 1. There is a cork like gasket between the tank top and fuel sender base plate. Can this be reused? If not, whats this gasket called so I can search to get a replacement? 2. Do I need to use any sealant on the screws to secure the fuel sender to the tank? 3. I've seen...
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    Engine backfiring through throttle body when trying to accelerate

    So are you saying its ok to have a mostly empty tank going through the winter and that any condensation that may build up is negligible?
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    Engine backfiring through throttle body when trying to accelerate

    Yeah, I use 87 octane from the local station....not ethanol free. I think that settles it, pump it off and discard it. I don't want to risk being left with low octane gas.
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    Engine backfiring through throttle body when trying to accelerate

    Another mechanic i just talked to said to raise the bow of the boat so all the water settles to the back of the tank by the pickup tube and to just pump/syphon the gas out until you see clean gas come out. In a way I could be lucky in the sense that the pad the trailer is parked on also tilts to...
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    Engine backfiring through throttle body when trying to accelerate

    My tank has ~60 gallons in it.....the DIY issue I see is how do I off load 60 gallons......any tips on what I can do as a DIY or at this point is it better to throw in the towel and just take it to a mechanic and pay 1 kidney, 2 legs and maybe a lung. Called one mechanic and he charges $10 a...
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    Engine backfiring through throttle body when trying to accelerate

    I think the culprit has been found, picked up some crap gas. Popped the filter out and the fuel at the bottom was cloudy. Dumped the gas out of the filter bowl and dumped it in to a cup and you can see the line.
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    Engine backfiring through throttle body when trying to accelerate

    Distributor alignment looks. Alignment looks good
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    Engine backfiring through throttle body when trying to accelerate

    Basically from last summer after all the different fill ups during the summer.
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    Engine backfiring through throttle body when trying to accelerate

    Tank was topped off before winterizing back in Oct. I keep the tank like 3/4-7/8 full over the winter. It looks like I didn't mention in the original post, that I did my un-winterizing check ride the week before all this on the topped off tank and I was out for several hours with no issues...
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    Engine backfiring through throttle body when trying to accelerate

    If this helps.....the backfiring only occurred a couple times. When I was accelerating, I heard the "pop" noise from under the so called hood/back seat. I backed off to idle, then tried accelerating again, heard another pop....so maybe 3-4 pops total over the whole course of trying accelerate...
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    Engine backfiring through throttle body when trying to accelerate

    Compression test on a cold engine. Thought this would be the better test without any heat expansion involved. I believe this shows no leaky valves. #1 158 #3 160 #5 160 #7 170 #2 165 #4 153 #6 147 #8 160 The spark plugs look good. Do I shift my focus over to a fuel issue?
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    Engine backfiring through throttle body when trying to accelerate

    Not to go down another path here.....I'm still going to do the compression testing..... Did some additional reading and talking to some other folks and they're pointing me to a fuel issue, specifically a lean fuel condition. Since everything ran fine 2 day prior and the fact that I topped off...
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    Engine backfiring through throttle body when trying to accelerate

    Any recommendations for an engine compression test kit. I see a couple at harbor freight but I understand I need to find a kit that has the correct size fitting for the spark plug hole.
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    Engine backfiring through throttle body when trying to accelerate

    Monday was kind of a freaky day if you're a superstitious person. After dropping the boat in the water and went to start it, the fuel gauge wasn't working...it was working on Friday. I disconnected/re-connected the connector at the tank and then all was fine. While in the channel heading out...
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    Engine backfiring through throttle body when trying to accelerate

    The update..... Put new cap and rotor on....old ones didn't really look bad.....either way, problem still exists. Starting with a cold engine, it died twice but finally stayed running but sounded rough with an irregular rpm. As it warmed up a little bit, started to sound better even though...
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    Engine backfiring through throttle body when trying to accelerate

    That makes sense after looking at the rotor. Never really paid attention to it.
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