HunterCopelin
Cadet
- Joined
- Aug 7, 2022
- Messages
- 6
Boat has been running very poorly recently. We were moving down the lake and we slowly lost all power and the boat wouldn’t start. It would crank over but it seemed like as soon as it wanted to kick on, the starter would disengage and the motor would not start.
(I’m new to this boat and have been doing a ton of reading here recently.)
At first I thought this issue was heat related. It’s 106° all day in Oklahoma right now and under the black cover it’s probably 120° or more, before it’s even started.
But I changed the fuel filter and put it in this weekend and started up just fine and while idling through my no wake cove to my dock, it died and never restarted.
After reading and reading and reading, I have discovered The little plastic 90 that leaves my fuel pump is cracked at the base, and when I turn the motor over it just blows oil basically into the air silencer and all over the motor.
2 of the 4 screws holding the fuel pump to the motor were almost completely backed out which likely led to vibration and the 90 being one of 3 anchor points then, broke.
I have two questions for those that have the time.
If this is happening and I’m not mixing oil with my fuel anymore, does my year motor not have a “no oil” alarm and just a “no oil” shut off? Which would be kicking the motor off as soon as it tried to start up when it turns over?
And my second question is about locating this part. This website has a big selection of parts that are all numbered y’all have seen it.
This particular plastic 90 I’m looking for is not labeled as it’s own part. The two little O rings on the end of it can be bought, but it’s kind of looking like I’ll have to buy the entire replacement fuel pump. The fuel pump end of the 90 kind of looks like it has been glued into place, and may not have been designed to be removed.
(I’m new to this boat and have been doing a ton of reading here recently.)
At first I thought this issue was heat related. It’s 106° all day in Oklahoma right now and under the black cover it’s probably 120° or more, before it’s even started.
But I changed the fuel filter and put it in this weekend and started up just fine and while idling through my no wake cove to my dock, it died and never restarted.
After reading and reading and reading, I have discovered The little plastic 90 that leaves my fuel pump is cracked at the base, and when I turn the motor over it just blows oil basically into the air silencer and all over the motor.
2 of the 4 screws holding the fuel pump to the motor were almost completely backed out which likely led to vibration and the 90 being one of 3 anchor points then, broke.
I have two questions for those that have the time.
If this is happening and I’m not mixing oil with my fuel anymore, does my year motor not have a “no oil” alarm and just a “no oil” shut off? Which would be kicking the motor off as soon as it tried to start up when it turns over?
And my second question is about locating this part. This website has a big selection of parts that are all numbered y’all have seen it.
This particular plastic 90 I’m looking for is not labeled as it’s own part. The two little O rings on the end of it can be bought, but it’s kind of looking like I’ll have to buy the entire replacement fuel pump. The fuel pump end of the 90 kind of looks like it has been glued into place, and may not have been designed to be removed.