Moose_25_2500
Seaman
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- Jun 5, 2013
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Got towed in last week (first time being the towee and not tower) 2008 glastron 225 GT with 5.0 GXI-J with SX-A 1.60 outdrive. Engine only has 125 hours. This is a new boat to me this season and my first EFI boat.
so my boat ran fine all day on the lake and we stopped on the way back to the dock. when I stated up and put it in gear it would not move. So I turned it off and it restarted fine and I put it in neutral and tried reving the engine and it died. So it starts fine but seems to not to be getting enough fuel.
So Here is what I did to diagnose and thought I solved it (NOT):
I replaced the fuel filter( gas looked good, no water or debris) checked and cleaned anti-siphon valve, pickup line and tank vent. Then I replaced the fuel regulator. Screen was partially clogged with paint chips.
Started it up and the pump was whining and I had the same result where it would start and then stall after 30 seconds?FYI the pump did not whine last week when I got towed in. So I was stumped and though for sure it was the pump.
I checked the electrical connection on the high pressure pump and it had no corrosion and had a good connection. The low pressure pump connector did not ?click in? like the high pressure pump and seemed to be loose. I made sure it was on as tight as I could and started it up with the pressure gage connected on the low pressure pump.
Ran great and pump whine went away. ?low pressure was at 14 psi..then I restarted with the gage on the rail (high pressure) and it read a constant 73 psi?.Took it out for a ? hour test drive and ran great. Went back to dock and waited 20 minutes ?then started it up and again ran great for another ? hour.
Update from Yesterday 8-6-16:
Update I am so frustrated!!!!!
Thought it was fixed due to the pour connection on the low pressure pump. Went out today and the boat ran great for an hour. My son and nephew both water skied and was on my way back to the dock to pick up my parents and boat just lost power!!! Same problem engine would start but die after 20 secs. No pump whine at all. Messed with the low pump connection and no luck. Checked the regulator and no paint chips at all since I changed it a few weeks ago. Pump was not hot. And tried getting readings from my pressure gage.. High was at 10 psi... Low was about the same but engine would only run for 20 secs so not sure if the readings were accurate,.
Disconnected the high pump and turned the key... beeped and pump ran for 3 secs. I then reconnected the high pressure pump and disconnected low pump ..turned the key ...beeped and the pump did not run at all. Does that tell me the pump is bad?
I am confused that the boat would run for the last 2 outings and now I am back to the same issue
so my boat ran fine all day on the lake and we stopped on the way back to the dock. when I stated up and put it in gear it would not move. So I turned it off and it restarted fine and I put it in neutral and tried reving the engine and it died. So it starts fine but seems to not to be getting enough fuel.
So Here is what I did to diagnose and thought I solved it (NOT):
I replaced the fuel filter( gas looked good, no water or debris) checked and cleaned anti-siphon valve, pickup line and tank vent. Then I replaced the fuel regulator. Screen was partially clogged with paint chips.
Started it up and the pump was whining and I had the same result where it would start and then stall after 30 seconds?FYI the pump did not whine last week when I got towed in. So I was stumped and though for sure it was the pump.
I checked the electrical connection on the high pressure pump and it had no corrosion and had a good connection. The low pressure pump connector did not ?click in? like the high pressure pump and seemed to be loose. I made sure it was on as tight as I could and started it up with the pressure gage connected on the low pressure pump.
Ran great and pump whine went away. ?low pressure was at 14 psi..then I restarted with the gage on the rail (high pressure) and it read a constant 73 psi?.Took it out for a ? hour test drive and ran great. Went back to dock and waited 20 minutes ?then started it up and again ran great for another ? hour.
Update from Yesterday 8-6-16:
Update I am so frustrated!!!!!
Thought it was fixed due to the pour connection on the low pressure pump. Went out today and the boat ran great for an hour. My son and nephew both water skied and was on my way back to the dock to pick up my parents and boat just lost power!!! Same problem engine would start but die after 20 secs. No pump whine at all. Messed with the low pump connection and no luck. Checked the regulator and no paint chips at all since I changed it a few weeks ago. Pump was not hot. And tried getting readings from my pressure gage.. High was at 10 psi... Low was about the same but engine would only run for 20 secs so not sure if the readings were accurate,.
Disconnected the high pump and turned the key... beeped and pump ran for 3 secs. I then reconnected the high pressure pump and disconnected low pump ..turned the key ...beeped and the pump did not run at all. Does that tell me the pump is bad?
I am confused that the boat would run for the last 2 outings and now I am back to the same issue