iptman
SILVER Star
I picked up a 2001 Toyota Epic S22 this week. I got it from the original owner in Kentucky, just on the other side of the river from Cincinnati. It only has 102 hours on it and has sat for quite a while. The last registration sticker on the hull is dated 2015. Thankfully it was under cover for most/all of that time. The owner said that before he parked it it was experiencing a stumble off idle and suspected it had something to do with the throttle body. The engine is a marinized 1UZ putting out 300 hp. It has a V drive so the front of the engine faces the stern. The interior was a bit moldy but we put in a good 4 hours of work today and got it cleaned up. The hull is made from composite and fiberglass, no wood at all.
My plan is to change the serpentine and timing belts, plugs, all fluids, fresh water impeller, fuel filter/water separator, and drain the almost 8 year old gas (71% full in a 42 gallon tank ). When the weather get's warmer and there's no risk of a hard freeze I'll get a fake-a-lake and start troubleshooting the throttle issue. I'm thinking throttle position senor, fuel pumps, fuel pressure regulator. If I'm super lucky it'll be some fouled plugs and bad gas.
Picking it up in Kentucky. The tires on the trailer were flat so got them up to 50 psi and they seemed to hold. I few pumps of marine grease in each hub and off I went.
Getting started on inventorying and removing everything from the boat.
My plan is to change the serpentine and timing belts, plugs, all fluids, fresh water impeller, fuel filter/water separator, and drain the almost 8 year old gas (71% full in a 42 gallon tank ). When the weather get's warmer and there's no risk of a hard freeze I'll get a fake-a-lake and start troubleshooting the throttle issue. I'm thinking throttle position senor, fuel pumps, fuel pressure regulator. If I'm super lucky it'll be some fouled plugs and bad gas.
Picking it up in Kentucky. The tires on the trailer were flat so got them up to 50 psi and they seemed to hold. I few pumps of marine grease in each hub and off I went.
Getting started on inventorying and removing everything from the boat.