Hi i bought a boat thia spring with a 50 hp efi 2004, before buying i had it checked and compression was good an equal on all 4 cylinder. Due to lack of time before the fishing season started i only changed the old gas before using it for the first weekend i decided i will change all 4 spark and motor and lower unit oil during the week.
I fiah a lot with the trolling motor so i use the big motor to go from spot to spot only.
First day it ran perfect.
On the second day by the end of the day everything was working good i was starting the motor without a problem to change spot. But one time i tried to start it and it acted like it was out of fuel it start but its choking start shaking and die if i try to accelerate it can die immediatly or it try to go go to about 3000 rpm and drop if i play with the handle i can keep it alive a little but it will eventualy die without doing any real diatence. What seemed to fix the problem that time was removing the bowl of the fuel filter i heard a psst than put it back and it worked.
I changed both fuel filter and even the gas tank because there was sont junk in it.
It didnt solve the problem.
Cleaned vst it was clear float and needle was ok and a little bit of junk in the pressure regulator screen. Didnt fix
During the season i had the same problem several time. What i found is every time i start the motor after lunching it start right away no problem. But after i ran WOT to go to a spot if i stop the motor and start fishing with the electric if i try to start it again my problem come back.
But if after i ran WOT i let it idle around 10 min im good. Its been like that all summer. But this week it didnt seem to work when i turn it off even if it ran idle it start and act like its out of fuel again.
When it happen now that i do and work every time is i start the motor tank a bowl to not spill to much gas in the water and push on the schredder valve the gas will come out the the motor stop bugging and start to accelerate.
Easy to do with 2 person but a pain when im alone lol
The gas that come out is a little bit warm/hot at first for like 1-2 second than is probably at same temp as the tank.
I need to get a fuel pressure tester but if you guys have any idea or encounter a similar prob.
I looked a lot on google but couldnt find a similar problem
Help please i feel like if i get this to a dealer i will get screwed and they will change lots of stuff for nothing lol.
Thanks
Frank
I fiah a lot with the trolling motor so i use the big motor to go from spot to spot only.
First day it ran perfect.
On the second day by the end of the day everything was working good i was starting the motor without a problem to change spot. But one time i tried to start it and it acted like it was out of fuel it start but its choking start shaking and die if i try to accelerate it can die immediatly or it try to go go to about 3000 rpm and drop if i play with the handle i can keep it alive a little but it will eventualy die without doing any real diatence. What seemed to fix the problem that time was removing the bowl of the fuel filter i heard a psst than put it back and it worked.
I changed both fuel filter and even the gas tank because there was sont junk in it.
It didnt solve the problem.
Cleaned vst it was clear float and needle was ok and a little bit of junk in the pressure regulator screen. Didnt fix
During the season i had the same problem several time. What i found is every time i start the motor after lunching it start right away no problem. But after i ran WOT to go to a spot if i stop the motor and start fishing with the electric if i try to start it again my problem come back.
But if after i ran WOT i let it idle around 10 min im good. Its been like that all summer. But this week it didnt seem to work when i turn it off even if it ran idle it start and act like its out of fuel again.
When it happen now that i do and work every time is i start the motor tank a bowl to not spill to much gas in the water and push on the schredder valve the gas will come out the the motor stop bugging and start to accelerate.
Easy to do with 2 person but a pain when im alone lol
The gas that come out is a little bit warm/hot at first for like 1-2 second than is probably at same temp as the tank.
I need to get a fuel pressure tester but if you guys have any idea or encounter a similar prob.
I looked a lot on google but couldnt find a similar problem
Help please i feel like if i get this to a dealer i will get screwed and they will change lots of stuff for nothing lol.
Thanks
Frank