JPonHudson
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So, I started my Mercruiser 3.0 today mainly to run antifreeze through the system before the frost comes. The engine ran for a few minutes and it stopped. I attempted to start it again but I could only do that after 2-3 deep pumps (for a lack of a better word) as if I was a cold start. At this point the engine would start only if the throttle was almost all the way up at which point the engine would rev WAY UP and the smoke started coming out of the exhaust. When I pulled the throttle back the engine would die. I tried several time and the result was the same. pumping a lot of gas to start, revving like mad, dying as soon as I attempted to pull back of the throttle.
The fuel pump was never changed in this 2000 Bayline Capri so I think that perhaps this is the problem....so
1. Does this sound like a dying fuel pump problem?
2. If I take the old pump out and take it apart, what should I look for to confirm that I am changing the right part?
3. I drained the water from the engine, took off hoses on the both sides of the water pump and put a 2 gallons of antifreeze there...will this be sufficient? I normally let the engine suck it in until comes out at the bottom.
Any suggestions?
PS
Fuel pick up and the hose between the tank and pump was changed in the spring.
The fuel pump was never changed in this 2000 Bayline Capri so I think that perhaps this is the problem....so
1. Does this sound like a dying fuel pump problem?
2. If I take the old pump out and take it apart, what should I look for to confirm that I am changing the right part?
3. I drained the water from the engine, took off hoses on the both sides of the water pump and put a 2 gallons of antifreeze there...will this be sufficient? I normally let the engine suck it in until comes out at the bottom.
Any suggestions?
PS
Fuel pick up and the hose between the tank and pump was changed in the spring.