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1990 23 Maxxum o/b,brochure boat
- Thread starter JBS
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Boston Predictor
Well-known member
Nice boat! How fast is it?
BullittBen
Member
Love it......how's that V8 run as far as smoothness, reliability, etc?
Boston Predictor
Well-known member
That was my next question. I have a mid 80's 300 V8 thats on my rallysport. It runs great, always starts with half a turn, and sounds like a beast, but these V8's are new to me so I dont know what to expect. The guy who owned it before me tweaked it a bit, allegedly over 350 hp, so Im pretty excited to get it dialed in and see what she's got.
JBS
Active member
about V8s
Im fortunate because my mechanic had one and is familar with them.The motor was supposedly rebuilt with about 40 hours on it when I bought it. The hour meter showed 217.The previous owner said he left the key on for a week,so the motor has less than that.
We cleaned the carbs cause the boat sat up for a while.It runs strong and not to bad on fuel unless you hammer it.The only problem I've had is twice I had the constant alarm sound off.I had oil and water going thru the engine.We think it was a vapor lock.It quit after I shut it off for ten minutes.Last weekend it did the same thing,ran great--then sounded off while idling.I feathered the electric fuel pump and it quit.
Im fortunate because my mechanic had one and is familar with them.The motor was supposedly rebuilt with about 40 hours on it when I bought it. The hour meter showed 217.The previous owner said he left the key on for a week,so the motor has less than that.
We cleaned the carbs cause the boat sat up for a while.It runs strong and not to bad on fuel unless you hammer it.The only problem I've had is twice I had the constant alarm sound off.I had oil and water going thru the engine.We think it was a vapor lock.It quit after I shut it off for ten minutes.Last weekend it did the same thing,ran great--then sounded off while idling.I feathered the electric fuel pump and it quit.
