mtrask
03-31-2005, 08:58 PM
I have read some great stories on the TMC Web page.
Here we have story of a 1997 ProStar 190 with LT1, purchased in 1999, the week before my daughter(1st born) was born. (Note: We sold our 1987 Bayliner to get it. Got at least 1k). I puchsased it with my brother. After about a month of pure satisfaction, our fuel pump started to whine. Within that same week the boat started to boag down at high rpm's.
So we started doing the obvious, replacing fuel filters, checking lines, checking pressures, rebuilt the fuel pump, check valve on top of the fuel tank, etc. "My brother has this wicked cool set of tools. :banana: " Everytime, after draining the system, the boat would run great, but after 1/2hour it would start to do the same thing again. This went on for a couple of weeks, while talking to different dealers and friends, trying everything. Finally, on a Friday, I told my brother I was going to "Next Day Saturday deliver" a fuel pump at $150+++ plus freight.
He went away for the weekend and I pulled the boat from the lake. Decided to pull the fuel tank while waiting for UPS on Saturday. Disconnected all the lines and started to pull the fuel baffle out of the tank, as I opened the top of the tank I started to see material/debris at the bottom. (Yeh, why didn't we do this in the first place.) I pulled the baffle out of the tank, dumped the material out, and inspected the rest of the tank for more debris. Put everything back together and started to inspect the debris removed--guess what it was---(5) frogs--the whole family.. Anyway, ran the boat perfect for a week. Same problem returned. Traced the problem back, and to my surprise, found another fuel filter located in the most peculiar location. Completely out of sight under the engine mount. The Frogs had also plugged this up. I cut it open, it was full of frog stuff.
To this day, I am not sure where the frogs came from. When we bought the boat the chain was missing off the gas cap--maybe some kids, or even further from reality, from the factory. I don't think frogs would just climb into a live gas tank.
Anyway it was the perfect time to have the most precious little girl in my life, wrong time for the frogs to start ther family unfortunately. My daughter is now five years old skiing up a storm. We just sold the "97" last season--got the same amount we paid for it--and bought a 2004 209 w/ tower. My son is going to learn to ski on this one. Hopefully we don't see the frogs again.
Oh yeh, I never put the fuel pump in and still have it. Is anyone looking for a fuel pump for a 1997 Lt1.
The Frog Story--what a freakin time that was!! :friday: :friday: :friday:
Will find pictures later!!
Here we have story of a 1997 ProStar 190 with LT1, purchased in 1999, the week before my daughter(1st born) was born. (Note: We sold our 1987 Bayliner to get it. Got at least 1k). I puchsased it with my brother. After about a month of pure satisfaction, our fuel pump started to whine. Within that same week the boat started to boag down at high rpm's.
So we started doing the obvious, replacing fuel filters, checking lines, checking pressures, rebuilt the fuel pump, check valve on top of the fuel tank, etc. "My brother has this wicked cool set of tools. :banana: " Everytime, after draining the system, the boat would run great, but after 1/2hour it would start to do the same thing again. This went on for a couple of weeks, while talking to different dealers and friends, trying everything. Finally, on a Friday, I told my brother I was going to "Next Day Saturday deliver" a fuel pump at $150+++ plus freight.
He went away for the weekend and I pulled the boat from the lake. Decided to pull the fuel tank while waiting for UPS on Saturday. Disconnected all the lines and started to pull the fuel baffle out of the tank, as I opened the top of the tank I started to see material/debris at the bottom. (Yeh, why didn't we do this in the first place.) I pulled the baffle out of the tank, dumped the material out, and inspected the rest of the tank for more debris. Put everything back together and started to inspect the debris removed--guess what it was---(5) frogs--the whole family.. Anyway, ran the boat perfect for a week. Same problem returned. Traced the problem back, and to my surprise, found another fuel filter located in the most peculiar location. Completely out of sight under the engine mount. The Frogs had also plugged this up. I cut it open, it was full of frog stuff.
To this day, I am not sure where the frogs came from. When we bought the boat the chain was missing off the gas cap--maybe some kids, or even further from reality, from the factory. I don't think frogs would just climb into a live gas tank.
Anyway it was the perfect time to have the most precious little girl in my life, wrong time for the frogs to start ther family unfortunately. My daughter is now five years old skiing up a storm. We just sold the "97" last season--got the same amount we paid for it--and bought a 2004 209 w/ tower. My son is going to learn to ski on this one. Hopefully we don't see the frogs again.
Oh yeh, I never put the fuel pump in and still have it. Is anyone looking for a fuel pump for a 1997 Lt1.
The Frog Story--what a freakin time that was!! :friday: :friday: :friday:
Will find pictures later!!