Fuel Consumption
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Fuel Consumption
I have 575sci's with Whipple intercoolers. These engines have always burned fuel evenly (within 1-2 gals on a tank of gas). Previous fill up one engine burned 12 gals more and this fill up it burned 19 gals gallons more (120 gal tanks). No extra soot in the tailpipes or black smoke. Checked the fuel tank valves to make sure nothing got bumped.
Any obvious things/areas to check? Thanks
Any obvious things/areas to check? Thanks
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The last time I ran across something like this it was a Cigarette where someone messed with the cross-over valves and both engines found it easier to pull from the same tank.
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One prop has damage. Try swaping props, just be carfull how boat handles.
one motor has a problem, plugs, bad injectors (if injectors), bad valves or ???
Are both throttles run side by side or now you have to have one further forward then the other for the same rpm?
Both tanks getting topped off?
one motor has a problem, plugs, bad injectors (if injectors), bad valves or ???
Are both throttles run side by side or now you have to have one further forward then the other for the same rpm?
Both tanks getting topped off?
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One prop has damage. Try swaping props, just be carfull how boat handles.
one motor has a problem, plugs, bad injectors (if injectors), bad valves or ???
Are both throttles run side by side or now you have to have one further forward then the other for the same rpm?
Both tanks getting topped off?
one motor has a problem, plugs, bad injectors (if injectors), bad valves or ???
Are both throttles run side by side or now you have to have one further forward then the other for the same rpm?
Both tanks getting topped off?
I guess leakdown and compression checks are in my weekend forcast. Maybe swap MEFI and/or Throttle bodies??
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