HELP!

[Cobiacowboy]

I have a 93 208 escape with a 93 Evinrude 200 Ocean Pro. Yesterday I was out and had great water flow out of the tell tale, and plenty of oil in the tank. Over 2k rpm, I had two red (there are only 2) indidator lights flashing on the instrument panel. In the past, the lower of the two lit when the bilge pump ran. When I dropped the rpm down below 2 k, they went out. No water in the bilge.

I called GW, and no one there had any corporate memory of my instrument panel, and they couldn't find any drawings. I do have the original manual, and there is nothing in there.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

As an aside, I had taken the tell tale plug out to flush it the trip before, and the stream coming out was remarkably stronger. Could it be missing something and not giving enough back pressure?

 

[DennisG01]

It's unclear what you are talking about or asking. Ca you re-explain what the exact problem is and what you are wondering about? But...

-- Are the read lights actually part of the dash, or are they part of an Evinrude gauge?
-- Since you seem to be positive about the lower light, then that is not a problem, right? Since it probably means that the bilge pump was running because the water in your bilge was collecting at the back (angle of the boat while getting on plane) of the boat. When backed down to idle, the water may have moved forward. How sure are you that there is no water?
-- Could the lower light be for low 2-stroke oil in a reservoir? You mentioned it's got oil, but maybe it's just low enough that the angle of the boat changed the fluid level. Do you have one or two oil tanks? If two, what oil tank are you talking about?
-- What is a tell tale plug? The tell tale/pisser shouldn't have a plug in it.
-- What does your last sentence reference (?it?) and what are you asking?

 

[Cobiacowboy]

It's unclear what you are talking about or asking. Ca you re-explain what the exact problem is and what you are wondering about? But...

-- Are the read lights actually part of the dash, or are they part of an Evinrude gauge?
-- Since you seem to be positive about the lower light, then that is not a problem, right? Since it probably means that the bilge pump was running because the water in your bilge was collecting at the back (angle of the boat while getting on plane) of the boat. When backed down to idle, the water may have moved forward. How sure are you that there is no water?
-- Could the lower light be for low 2-stroke oil in a reservoir? You mentioned it's got oil, but maybe it's just low enough that the angle of the boat changed the fluid level. Do you have one or two oil tanks? If two, what oil tank are you talking about?
-- What is a tell tale plug? The tell tale/pisser shouldn't have a plug in it.
-- What does your last sentence reference (?it?) and what are you asking?

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Are the read lights actually part of the dash, or are they part of an Evinrude gauge?

They are part of the instrument cluster which came with the boat.

-- Since you seem to be positive about the lower light, then that is not a problem, right? Since it probably means that the bilge pump was running because the water in your bilge was collecting at the back (angle of the boat while getting on plane) of the boat. When backed down to idle, the water may have moved forward. How sure are you that there is no water?

The bottom light is on steady while the bilge pump is in action. Goes off when the pump goes off. How am I sure? I looked.

-- Could the lower light be for low 2-stroke oil in a reservoir? You mentioned it's got oil, but maybe it's just low enough that the angle of the boat changed the fluid level. Do you have one or two oil tanks? If two, what oil tank are you talking about?

Boat has one tank, and its 3/4 full. 2 stoke oil.


-- What is a tell tale plug? The tell tale/pisser shouldn't have a plug in it.
The Evinrude description is an overboard indicator plug. It is the threaded plug, with a nozzle in it, which indicates water passing through the system

-- What does your last sentence reference (?it?) and what are you asking?[/QUOTE] I have sinced talked to a Evinrude tech, and he said this model SHOULD have a very strong flow. It actually blasts out a pocket in gravel. I had been warned not to run the motor without the 'plug/nozzle' in place, because it was necessary to provide back pressure to the top end of the motor for proper cooling.

My question, is, why are these two lights flashing when I go over 2500 rpm? The horn, which is the only warning on a 93, is not sounding, and it works because I get the chirp when I turn the key on.

I am beginning to think this is an electrical issue, but it is interesting how its consistant with going over 2500, and goes off when I return to idle.

Thank you for your response and please forgive me for not being more clear

 

[DennisG01]

"Plug"... OK, so it is not an actual "plug", then, right? A plug would indicate something that STOPS water flow completely. That was the confusing part.

As I mentioned, though, at 2500RPM's, the boat is bow high and that could be causing a false trigger, depending on how sensitive the sensor switches are. You could try weighting down the float switch, for example, and see if it stops the light from coming on. Check the operation of the oil tank float, as well.

Is this happening at all speeds above 2K? There's no correlation between speed and those lights, other than the boat's running attitude.

It certainly could be electrical, as well, though... loose/dirty connections that are grounding out. You'll just have to pull the panel... check/remove/clean/tighten/etc.

Question... if there's nothing in your manual about these lights and Grady didn't know about them, are you positive they are a Grady thing and not an Evinrude thing? A picture would help - just to ensure that we're all on the same page, here.