portallion
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I have a 2007 Bayliner 195 Discovery with a Mercruiser 3.0 135HP I/O engine. This past weekend, the engine started fine, but then kicked out after a few minutes on the water. I was able to turn it over again, but it kept kicking out and while it was running the power was fluctuating up and down (as if it was not getting a steady stream of fuel).
I took it to my boat mechanic to get it checked out. They looked at the fuel line and carburetor and ran the engine and found no problems. They suggested I use Full Throttle fuel additive to mimimize the negative effect of the ethanol in the gasoline. The mechanic told me to take it out again and warm up the engine a little more, and hopefully it should be fine. If not, they are going to have to take it out on the water and test the fuel pressure, which is going to end up costing me a lot more.
Any ideas on other steps I can take to address this problem? Thanks.
I took it to my boat mechanic to get it checked out. They looked at the fuel line and carburetor and ran the engine and found no problems. They suggested I use Full Throttle fuel additive to mimimize the negative effect of the ethanol in the gasoline. The mechanic told me to take it out again and warm up the engine a little more, and hopefully it should be fine. If not, they are going to have to take it out on the water and test the fuel pressure, which is going to end up costing me a lot more.
Any ideas on other steps I can take to address this problem? Thanks.