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rage won't plane please help!
Tritium45	#1  Posted on 07/08/08 - 4:57 PM
Member Posts: 2 Comments: 0 Joined: 06/24/08	I recently purchased a 94 15' Rage with 130psi with compression (cold) on all 4 cylinders on the 115hp motor. The previous owner had the VDO (?) changed and it didn't help. I am looking for suggestions, I expected to have to rebuild the engine, but I was hoping for sugestions. i will be looking at the carbs this weekend, unless I get pointed in other directions. Also how can the boat be run out of water? Thanks Mark D Tritium45@hotmail.com
ioptfm	#2  Posted on 07/08/08 - 5:47 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1533 Comments: 3 Joined: 10/28/06	What kind of RPM's are you getting at WOT. Does it appear to be getting to WOT...........How about weight distribution? Is there anything in the stern that could be moved forward? Tom 1979 Sport 15'
Tritium45	#3  Posted on 07/08/08 - 5:51 PM
Member Posts: 2 Comments: 0 Joined: 06/24/08	Thanks for the quick reply, The rpms seem to be fine at WOT without any bogging, I am alone on the boat with minimum gear.
Jeff	#4  Posted on 07/08/08 - 6:09 PM
Member Posts: 1987 Comments: 34 Joined: 04/02/05	Do you have a tach on the boat so you know what RPMs it is really turning at WOT? Have you inspected the impeller? Was it running like this when you bought it? 1993 23' Walkaround Whaler Drive
Paulsv	#5  Posted on 07/08/08 - 8:07 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 122 Comments: 0 Joined: 08/27/07	Just a WAG here: Could it be a shear pin on the prop?
Joe Kriz	#6  Posted on 07/08/08 - 8:13 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	We really need to know the tach reading. Otherwise it is almost impossible to diagnose the problem without being there. Could be lots of things. Could be a spun prop hub if you have that type of prop but we can't tell because we need a tach reading.
Joe Kriz	#7  Posted on 07/08/08 - 10:13 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	Geeze, what am I thinking.... The Rage is a jet drive.... no prop.... I know nothing about jet drives so I can't help.... Sorry....
AK153	#8  Posted on 07/08/08 - 10:41 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 15 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/16/06	Have you removed your jet? It sounds like you have debris stuck in the impellor. It takes no more than five minutes to remove and check. Hope this helps. Mel
etwilliams	#9  Posted on 08/29/08 - 9:41 AM
Member Posts: 2 Comments: 0 Joined: 08/29/08	If you look at the transom of the boat there is a silver handle on each side to release the impeller section. Pull them away from the drive to release it and slide the impeller unit back towards you. Check to make sure the impeller blades spin absolutely free. The problem you are having sounds just like what I experienced about 3 years ago. I replaced the bearings and seals and have had no power problems since. A flush adapter is required to run the boat on the trailer, if you look at the housing on the transom of the boat with the impeller unit pulled back there is a small hole top center, the flush adapter goes in this hole and you push the impeller unit in to hold in place.
DepDaddy	#10  Posted on 09/21/09 - 5:28 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 26 Comments: 0 Joined: 06/30/08	This is a cold thread, but I am having the same issue. WOT only has about 3k RPMs, but she runs like a horse on the flush mount out of the water. The whole problem is under load. Any suggestions/