barroncooper

Yep they will cold seize

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did you happen to put it back in break in mode? it will double oil if you did. run 87 octane. 91 doesnt burn hot enough and will lead to more carbon buildup around the rings.

2 words... smartcraft guage. the above posters are correct. warm that baby up. the thermostats are no longer controlling the temp when you blast off, its the poppet valve. If its not warm when you blast it off, it will cold seize in no time. run 87 octane, always run merury dfi oil and quikleen... religiously, check compressor belt condition and tightness, good thing to check the compressor strainer in the lower port side of the block. If you fish shallow and grassy, the strainer will become clogged at some point and starve the compressor of cooling water, upgrade all fuel hoses and check the fuel filter in the vst. other than that, thats about it. run it good and hard before you put it up. these motors run pretty cool as it is and if you idle a bunch or loaf around a bunch carbon buildup becomes an issue. the quikleen and dfi oil will help prevent this. only run the plugs that are meant for it.

No room in the battery/0il compartment. You might could put it in one of the back left or right compartments. But an 80 will jerk that boat around like a canoe. I had a 67 on mine at first and fished many a tournaments with it.

You'll like that z7 much better especially if it has an opti!

I had that same year 882 and it wS a great boat. Ran around 62 and rode pretty good for an 18 foot boat. I got mine 4 yrs ago for $9400 in good shape so the one you're looking at is overpriced in my opinion . I'd go for the skeeter if I were you in this situation. That xr6 is one hell of a motor though. Thirsty too if you really run it hard

I had that same boat at one time and an 80# will be more than enough. I don't think you'll find space for another battery anyway.

Today I lost the third double digit fish on a hollow body frog in a year. I'm getting a good hook set and less than ten feet from the boat she spits it. This is the most frustrating thing ever. My reel is a curado dhsv, rod is a 7'6" allstar flipping rod, line is 70# daiwa samurai braid. Do I need a softer rod,

ok gentlemen, I've replaced 6 gearsets over the last few days and they beel brand new or better. finding these gearsets has been like finding needles in haystacks. my question is, how long should these reels keep this new feeling? 4 reels were for bottom contact and 2 were for winding baits, traps etc. I understand that the winding bait reels will see much more wear and tear. thank you all so far for all of your help!

Both reps said depending on use, gear sets and drag washers could need replacing yearly. That should've been quoted. I will record the next conversation with them

RM or DVT I'm gonna send you a reel that needs it and you tell me what you think. Ill gladly pay for your opinion. Please pm me a shipping address and if I can do without 2, ill send you one each

I should mention that a few are used with heavy action rods and 20 lb fluoro or 65 lb braid. maybe this type of strain is causing a little bit of flex in the side plates causing a misalignment of the gears.

actually more than one rep said that this type of maintenance was normal