Recent content by mikesx

The only props available for the stock FX were Solas 17/23, 18/24, 19/25 and a 21/26 you could special order. I ran all 3 of the readily available props at the time and with that 122 pump, there’s no difference in performance, they all suck, that pump is just too small. The only performance...

It’s gotta Kawasaki 765 ? That looks like a 62T Yamaha w/a B pipe in the pic….

Agreed !!! Here's my Bun WITH starter, flywheel, just minus carbs...

Stand that pump up vertical and fill the gap between the impeller and shaft with PB Blaster or equivalent penetrating oil and let it sit overnight. If the gap is still full of oil after sitting overnight, dump it out , heat the HUB with a torch, not the nose where the wrench flats are, and while...

You may want to add a spray bar. Small displacement motors respond really well to a little water injection with PFP setup's.

I’ve had water saturated grease on top of the temp sensor , under the rubber boot where the 2 little pieces of heat shrink are, trigger it. Seemed to happen once a season, easily solved by cleaning and regreasing with fresh dielectric . Another possibility, this is the birds nest my buddy gets...

For UV protection , not so much for keeping it dry, I use a white ”fitted”, the kind with elastic, twin bed sheet, WalMart, 5 dollars….if you’re worried about keeping it dry get the one for bed wetters.

What model number do you have?

Maybe a little tall. And a degree or two can make a world of difference. Just my 2 cents for reference when I ran a 155 OE pump behind my 898, charging Zeel, PFP, 180 domes, I ran a 6/12 and that was about all it wanted. When I went to a Maxx mag 155 I was able to run a 7/12 thin blade/long...

What prop are you running?

At least your guy helps, my guy just watches….

Just curious, did your plug read change after going to the taller prop?

Excellent write up! Do continue! I’m going to use my current build as an example. I intentionally started with what’s probably too low of a pitch for the reasons you pointed out. So, in the chase for the Holy Grail of Ultimate power increasing pitch would be the next step. If you’re on the pipe...

Take a pass on that RRP water box, get Powerfactor or see if Maniac is making one. Those RRP boxes really are that bad.