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mercury sport jet help

diehard

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looking for a reputable dealer to work on 2018 200 optimax in a rockproof boat,in chicago land area seams no one wants to work on sport jets. thanks
 

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They used a v6 power head from a mercury outboard engine so possibly if it is the engine needing work you may find a mechanic that works on the outboards but if the pump needs work that may be more difficult Most early jet boats used modified outboard engines adapted to jet drives.
 

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thanks it is the power head that needs work i take care of the pump,but the optimax is too complicated for me and i cant find anyone to work on a sport jet i think i need work on the fuel rails
 

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Robert Smith

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looking for a reputable dealer to work on 2018 200 optimax in a rockproof boat,in chicago land area seams no one wants to work on sport jets. thanks
It's not that it's a sport jet, more than it's a OptiMax, no one want to work on something they know will fail again and again, a good Merc mechanic can fix it BUT ( it's the but part that stops most of them OPTI-JUNK, if you can find an MR motor you'll be far better off in the long run, they'll last 10 times longer.
 

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it is basically a mercury V6 outboard power head put on a jet pump like the 4 and 3 cylinder mercury jets were outboard powerheads from the force outboards what issue are you having magnets coming loose from the fly wheel?
 
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