Steve255AJ
Member
- Sep 29, 2021
- 56
- Boat Info
- 255 AMBERJACK, 1985
(trailered on) VENTURE COMMANDER SERIES 7300
2018 F150 XLT w/ 5.0L V8
- Engines
- 5.7L (350) 260HP; SINGLE. ALPHA 1
Okay, I'm back with another "small" problem with my 255 AJ
Everyone here has been very helpful in the past and helped me with resto questions, boat is coming along nicely, thanks to everyone.
July fourth weekend the starter was acting up, I had to keep hitting it with a rubber mallet to get it to start. So I decided to replace it, not so easy I found out (LOL), I had to hoist the engine up to get at it!
Long story less long, I decided, While I had the engine up, to replace the trim pump, hydraulic lines that go under the engine from the trim pump, the valve block at the bottom of the stern drive, the hydraulic lines that go to the trim cylinders and the cylinders themselves. Basically the entire trim system.
I got everything replaced and back together and everything is working perfectly.
Incidentally, the superseded part number for the starter from SeaRay is wrong. I found the exact same part at Advanced auto parts for 1/4 the cost.
I bled the trim system and it works BUT my problem is that it goes down a little LESS each time I put it down. So the result is that the propeller is not where it should be and is trimming the bow up. Each time I use the boat I have to slightly open up the hydraulic lines at the valve block and stand on the stern drive to bleed it down to the full down position then close the lines. Then when I put the boat in the water I lower the drive and it goes all the way down but if I trim up to go close to the beach and then try to put it down it doesn't quite go all the way down and each time it goes up and down it goes less and less down as if it's air bound or something.
I've tried bleeding over and over and still have the same problem. I'm not sure what is causing this issue.
Anyone have any ideas?
Everyone here has been very helpful in the past and helped me with resto questions, boat is coming along nicely, thanks to everyone.
July fourth weekend the starter was acting up, I had to keep hitting it with a rubber mallet to get it to start. So I decided to replace it, not so easy I found out (LOL), I had to hoist the engine up to get at it!
Long story less long, I decided, While I had the engine up, to replace the trim pump, hydraulic lines that go under the engine from the trim pump, the valve block at the bottom of the stern drive, the hydraulic lines that go to the trim cylinders and the cylinders themselves. Basically the entire trim system.
I got everything replaced and back together and everything is working perfectly.
Incidentally, the superseded part number for the starter from SeaRay is wrong. I found the exact same part at Advanced auto parts for 1/4 the cost.
I bled the trim system and it works BUT my problem is that it goes down a little LESS each time I put it down. So the result is that the propeller is not where it should be and is trimming the bow up. Each time I use the boat I have to slightly open up the hydraulic lines at the valve block and stand on the stern drive to bleed it down to the full down position then close the lines. Then when I put the boat in the water I lower the drive and it goes all the way down but if I trim up to go close to the beach and then try to put it down it doesn't quite go all the way down and each time it goes up and down it goes less and less down as if it's air bound or something.
I've tried bleeding over and over and still have the same problem. I'm not sure what is causing this issue.
Anyone have any ideas?