Nicholas Del Rio
Member
- Jul 9, 2022
- 37
- Boat Info
- 2003 Sea Ray 200
- Engines
- 4.2L
Hello all!
Boat owner for about a month now and interested in your feedback regarding the condition of my exhaust risers (feel like I’m drinking from a fire hose trying to take in all the info about a marine vehicle). I’m waiting for a response from the guy I bought it from regarding his maintenance schedule, but in the meantime I thought I’d share some pics of the risers and manifolds *externally* and see if the pools of rust at the joints might be indicative of a leak or if it’s just typical rust. It’s a 2003 4.3 MPI engine and has only been used in fresh water lakes, so based on the year and structure of the components I’m assuming they’re dry joint risers that hopefully have a decent lifespan, although I’m keen to replace to avoid engine failure. My thought is just to continue the season and then check before winterization or pre-season 2023.
*** sorry for funky orientation of images, not sure about the image size and ratio expectations for this site ***
Also, my engine runs just under 160 degrees on slow speeds but climbs as high as 173 under sustained throttle at around 40 mph. Reduces steadily back down to 160 when I back off throttle. Seems like normal engine behavior?
Boat owner for about a month now and interested in your feedback regarding the condition of my exhaust risers (feel like I’m drinking from a fire hose trying to take in all the info about a marine vehicle). I’m waiting for a response from the guy I bought it from regarding his maintenance schedule, but in the meantime I thought I’d share some pics of the risers and manifolds *externally* and see if the pools of rust at the joints might be indicative of a leak or if it’s just typical rust. It’s a 2003 4.3 MPI engine and has only been used in fresh water lakes, so based on the year and structure of the components I’m assuming they’re dry joint risers that hopefully have a decent lifespan, although I’m keen to replace to avoid engine failure. My thought is just to continue the season and then check before winterization or pre-season 2023.
*** sorry for funky orientation of images, not sure about the image size and ratio expectations for this site ***
Also, my engine runs just under 160 degrees on slow speeds but climbs as high as 173 under sustained throttle at around 40 mph. Reduces steadily back down to 160 when I back off throttle. Seems like normal engine behavior?
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