Suzuki DT65 ANY GOOD?? AND WHAT YEAR IS THIS??? Sensor??

[PatrickMonahan]

Hi all,


I have recently got a suzuki dt65 with power tilt and trim, First of all I was wondering what is this device in the attached picture ? Some sort of sensor maybe?? Secondly are these engines any good and lastly what year is it from if it has a number which is 06502 012224?? As I cannot find this on the internet,

Please see image attached of the sensor and let me know what you think,

Thanks very much

 

[The Force power]

These motors were first introduced under the name Spirit to enter the American/Canadian market.

Here's a link from this site that will bring you in the right direction;

http://boatspecs.iboats.com/Spirit__DT65EL__65hp__1981/bpe/57e15139

 

[mphelle8vld]

1990 model year, It's an inline filter for the oil tank, the wires send a signal to the cdi when the filter screen gets dirty. Great motor when properly maintained, be sure to run the motor on premix until you get your oil system sorted out.

 

[PatrickMonahan]

Thanks very much for the information

 

[PatrickMonahan]

What do I need to do with , an inline filter for the oil tank when as I am connecting all the wires and throttle up, thanks very much

 

[mphelle8vld]

Not sure I understand your question, did you remove the filter yourself? Was the motor running when you got it? Converted to premix?

 

[PatrickMonahan]

Hi,

The previous owner said the oil system was putting oil into the fuel via the pump, Do I need to connect that filter to anything or can I leave it the way it was in the picture??? No I did not remove the filter itself, it was like that when I got it,

The previous owner said it was running fine when he had it on a midcabin boat, I have now bolted it onto a 14 foot speedboat, here it is on the speedboat

 

[mphelle8vld]

In your photo it looks like the filter/sensor has been removed from the line that goes from the oil tank to the oil pump.

I would run it on premix until you're sure the oil system is intact and bled properly.

 

[PatrickMonahan]

Thanks verybmuch for the help and info,

I know see with the photos provided, the hole on the bottom of the filter and sensor and as you can see these photos the sensor/filter has been bypassed... i hope that does not put it in limp mode but i will see when i complete the controls, the engine looks pretty good and have not done a compression test yet, but should be enough power for the boat, I put 100 to 1 motul outboard tech 2t oil into the fuel tank just to be safe

I also bolted on 2 13mm bolts to hold the engine on, I assume that will do the job...

 

[mphelle8vld]

Thanks for the extra photos, looks like he left the filter wired up to fool the cdi. I have a lot of spares for that powerhead, just not that one. Should be a fun rig.