challenger01
Member
I went this weekend to get the boat running and I had no success.
I last operated it in early October and it ran great. I had no issues with starting or running at speeds at 50+ mph.
At the end of the season I changed the gear and stator oil. I dumped the fuel in the water separator filter, sprayed fogging oil in each cylinder and pulled the batteries. I ran 93 octane all summer and was running pre-mix 50:1 all summer. I also used marine stabil all summer long with each fillup. I had the tank completely full at the end of the season as I have for all of the years of ownership.
The boat starter seems to crank but it won't start. In the last 2 days I did the following:
I replaced all 6 plugs with new ones since running premix 50:1 probably increases the oil on the plugs.
I replaced the battery with a new 800 CCA 1000 MCA marine starting battery.
I replaced the in-line fuel filter.
I replaced the water separator filter.
I can hear the electric pump when in the on position prior to starting. I checked the fuses and they appear to be fine.
After repeated attempts at starting I pulled a few plugs and they looked like I just pulled them from the box. No apparent fuel on plugs.
I pulled the water separator filter after a few attempts and it had a very small amount of fuel in the filter. The filter was full however before the switch out and I know it was dumped last October.
I have a port side temperature sensor that I have not installed yet but I am not sure if this will have any impact on the no start.
I was looking at the shop manual and I realize that I have never changed the fuel filter in the vapor separator. I don't know if this is a possible problem point.
Any advice on this is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Brian
I last operated it in early October and it ran great. I had no issues with starting or running at speeds at 50+ mph.
At the end of the season I changed the gear and stator oil. I dumped the fuel in the water separator filter, sprayed fogging oil in each cylinder and pulled the batteries. I ran 93 octane all summer and was running pre-mix 50:1 all summer. I also used marine stabil all summer long with each fillup. I had the tank completely full at the end of the season as I have for all of the years of ownership.
The boat starter seems to crank but it won't start. In the last 2 days I did the following:
I replaced all 6 plugs with new ones since running premix 50:1 probably increases the oil on the plugs.
I replaced the battery with a new 800 CCA 1000 MCA marine starting battery.
I replaced the in-line fuel filter.
I replaced the water separator filter.
I can hear the electric pump when in the on position prior to starting. I checked the fuses and they appear to be fine.
After repeated attempts at starting I pulled a few plugs and they looked like I just pulled them from the box. No apparent fuel on plugs.
I pulled the water separator filter after a few attempts and it had a very small amount of fuel in the filter. The filter was full however before the switch out and I know it was dumped last October.
I have a port side temperature sensor that I have not installed yet but I am not sure if this will have any impact on the no start.
I was looking at the shop manual and I realize that I have never changed the fuel filter in the vapor separator. I don't know if this is a possible problem point.
Any advice on this is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Brian