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 Symptoms caused by a fuel filter needing replacement...
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06/04/12 03:46 AM
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Basszilla
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I have a 115 Merc Opti. I was on the water and I was moving at a slow pace while scanning with Side Imaging. I noticed that my outboard dropped RPM from 2000 to 1000. I did not move the throttle. Then by itself it revved up to 2000 again. It did it about 3-4 times. I also tried giving gas when the outboard dropped RPMs and it felt like if the motor didn't have anymore balls. Before this i noticed that I would turn motor on and by itself it would turn off. At the very end I was able to get on plane and get to the boat ramp. Any suggestions???
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Re: Symptoms caused by a fuel filter needing replacement...
[Re: Basszilla]
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06/04/12 05:34 AM
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salt4me
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Sounds more like tune up issues. Plugs and wires and such. Or old bad gas. Usually with a plugged fuel filter you lose the top end.
Joe
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Re: Symptoms caused by a fuel filter needing replacement...
[Re: Basszilla]
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06/04/12 12:33 PM
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gary purdy
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ON that Optimax their are several things that can cause this. Best to get it to a Merc mechanic. One thing you can check is battery connections and battery voltage. Opti`s are touchy about battery voltage. Fuel filter will normally cause a surging or slight loss of power.
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