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6bta overheat issue- with an interesting caveat
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August 15, 2018 at 11:35 am My 2001 6bta has developed an interesting āoverheatā issue and Iām pulling my hair out. When I get in the boat and itās cold, meaning hasnāt run in a day or two, I can jump in, fast idle until temps come up to operating, get on plane and run ( including WOT) and temps are right where they should be on both the gauge and when taking an IR to the thermostat housing -between 185-190 and are within a couple of degrees of the other engine. The issue …
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5 RepliesAugust 19, 2018 at 6:09 am Took apart all grounds from starter, alternator, sender, and main engine ground and gave everything a good cleaning…. problem seems to be fixed. Interesting that a poor alternator ground would manifest as an engine overheat indication only after the engine battery bank had been drawn downLast Post by:
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6bta starter issue and removal
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January 29, 2017 at 11:39 am Hello all. I’ve got a new issue with one of myĀ 6Bta’s, When I turn the ignition to engage the starter there is about a 1 second delay before engagement. Motor starts up just fine but I want to correct this issue before it gets worse and leaves me stranded.Ā So far I’ve removed and cleaned off all of the corrosion on the relays and solunoid and that didn’t help. The research I’ve done leads me to believe I need to re…
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3 RepliesJanuary 30, 2017 at 7:03 am Tony- any tips/tricks to access that third hidden bolt that holds the starter on?Last Post by:
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6bta overheat issue- with an interesting caveat
