Thank you so much. I will try that today. How do i remove the fire arresor that civers the motor. I tool the 6 screws out and it didnt budge. I want to change the cap and rotor before i put it in the water.

On 6/5/2024 at 9:57 AM, oldjeep said:

Most modern gasoline motors have no external fuel filter - just a sock in the tank.

Why are you looking for it?

I thought that re my boat as well.  Turned out there is a fuel filter on it, and it’s even listed in the manual as a periodical replacement part (I think it’s yearly in mine).  The FF in my boat (15 23lsv 409ss) ended up being between the fuel tank and the fuel rail, on the vertical fuel line near the tranny/vdrive.

The rule of thumb as I know it for oil is:  if it has a filter, use detergent oil; if it doesn't have a filter, use non-detergent oil.  Your vee drive has no filter, so no detergent.

For the engine, use heavy duty 15W40 oil that has an S (for spark engine) rating.  A lot of us use Delo diesel oil that is rated both C (compression engine) and S.

09 Wakesetter with a zf ski1000 throttle

When in neutral, the transmission is actually slightly in reverse. Reverse still works as expected. Moving to forward, there is a small dead spot then a jolt into gear. Is there a way to adjust these throttles? 

6 hours ago, BluBu09 said:

she is praying like a kitten once again

I don't know how kittens pray, but I'm sure it is a good sound.