DT55 Jet

[dt55suzuki]

I was wondering if my 1985 DT55 with a lower jet unit installed should have a tilt pin installed on it. It has power tilt so I wasnt sure. There is no pin on it now. The reason I am wondering is that on plane the boat seems to be plowing a little on the front end. Even when I run the boat with just myself sitting behind the console it seems to be nosing quite a bit. I thought maybe with a tilt pin installed on the last notch it might pick up the front end a bit more to plane better. As of now when the motor is fully down without a tilt pin it seems to be too low and the angle seems wrong.But I notice too that because of the power tilt that the lowest hole would not be able to be used anyway because the tilt pin would hit the cylinders. I havent tried to power tilt it slightly while on plane because I have read that the power tilt was not made for that. This is my first outboard with power tilt and I just dont want to do anything to harm the outboard. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again,

Scott

[mphelle8vld]

It's power tilt and trim so feel free to experiment with trimming up after your hole shot to adjust the angle of your ride. With the jet you will only have a few inches of trim before it will start to cavitate but it will make a big difference in the trim of the boat. If you start to hear the motor racing with no increase in thrust you need to bring the trim back down a little so the pump intake can receive more water, that's cavitation.

[dt55suzuki]

Thanks again for your quick response and knowledge, I will try to adjust the tilt slightly next time I am out.

Scott