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Originally Posted by Islandtrader
Now this might be all sales pitch...but a dealer here in Fl. that I was working with on other boats, says that BRP has a on going deal.
Buy the motor and the rigging is free. . .
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Looks like the current repower promotion is offering free rigging thru April 15. My dealer allowed me to do my own rigging 6 years ago and sold me the cables, harnesses and gauges at a discount. The only catch is that the dealer MUST do the initial start of the motor because it's critical that the oil system be primed properly to get all the air out of it! They said my installation work looked good and that it's important to use nylock nuts on the battery cables, NOT WINGNUTS, because a loose connection can damage the EMM (engine computer)!
The rigging is real important, so I'd make sure I bought the motor from a Platinum-Certified Dealer, who will also test the boat's fuel system to make sure you don't have any air leaks or big restrictions in it. BRP has found a lot of problems in boat fuel systems, so they've developed a simple test where the dealers plug a clear plastic hose with vacuum gage into the fuel line from the boat and another hose from the high pressure pump discharge to the fuel tank fill. They then plug a laptop into the EMM and, without running the motor, run the fuel pump at a high flow rate to check for problems. They check for bubbles and vacuum in the suction line and output pressure at the pump discharge. The max allowable vacuum on the suction side is 0.5 in Hg.; mine was about 0.25" with 20 psi output pressure which was the spec value. They only ran the test for a couple of minutes and my I-Command gage, which gets fuel flow from the EMM, said I had used 7 gallons during the test! They said their test experience showed that every 90 degree fitting in the fuel line would create about 0.1" Hg. of restriction and I have 2 of those in my system! Denny