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Old 02-25-2018, 04:04 PM   #4
cardude01
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New Suzuki 15hp outboard update

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Originally Posted by Russell Clifton View Post
I have the same motor. There are three safety features on this motor to protect from over-revolution, low oil pressure, and over temp. In all three cases the rpm will drop when one of these three problems occurs.



If your oil level is good and there is lots of water coming out the pee hole, than maybe it is over revving due to the wrong prop for your application.



When it starts to surge, cut back on the throttle and see if it goes away. If so my bet is the prop is wrong for your boat. Good luck.
Oil good. Lots of water shooting out.

I was wondering if it was a rev limiter situation. When I let off on the throttle it immediately stopped. Should I change props or can I just make sure not to hit the rev limiter by not running at full throttle? I don’t even know what prop came on this thing. How do I know what it should have for my boat?

Also, I was solo when it did this surging so maybe the boat wasn’t loaded enough? Maybe I need to try it with two people in the boat?

Don’t want to blow it up!

My boat is a West Marine RIB 310.
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