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Ramiro Salgado
New member
Username: salgado12
Post Number: 1
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 01:59 pm: | 
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Please help. I have a Tiara 3years ago it was repowered with a Crusaders 350(repower pack)5.7l.The firt year the boat runned excellent, the second season it started missfiring and losing power everytime I was going over 2200 rpms.after many trips to different boat shops the mechanic found one of the intake valves was bent. this problem was fixed and the carburator rebuilt. I have taken the boat out abot 3 or 4 time and now the engine is losing power everytime I run the engine over 2000rpms.sometimes the engine dies and sometimes it just looses power and it wants to regaine the power. this happens everytime within 30sec to 1min. I replace the distributor, all the filters etc. soo rebuilt cab, new distributor(electronic ignition) good sp cables rebuilt headsetc. (the out drive is a mercruser alpha one gen II)
Please help with any suggestion you guys might have. thanks |
Todd Moore
Advanced Member
Username: concritter
Post Number: 129
Registered: 12-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 08:38 pm: |
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Think first I would take a few minutes to do a compression test with all plugs out and carb open.Just to get an idea where the engine is at.Then I would be checking the fuel filter in the carb again.Might be getting fuel, but only so much.Which then leads us to check the fuel pump.Did we check the timing yet?We should.This is where I would start...Todd |
Fastjeff
Senior Member
Username: fastjeff
Post Number: 4356
Registered: 09-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 09:15 pm: |
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I'll bet you have a restrictive fuel filter BEFORE the fuel pump. That's a no-no.
Jeff |
Ramiro Salgado
New member
Username: salgado12
Post Number: 2
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 10:42 pm: |
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Hi. Todd Thanks for the advice I am not a master mechanic yet HA, HA, could you give a brief run down about how how to do a good compresion check? I already orderd a new fuel pump. Thanks |
Ramiro Salgado
New member
Username: salgado12
Post Number: 3
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 10:49 pm: |
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Hi. Jeff I don't know a restrictive what a restrictive fuel filter is or looks like? There is a filter before the right at the fuel pump. it is a cylinder about 2 or 3 inches long this has been replaced also. then before that there is the original mercruser water separator filter this has also been replaced I even added addives to the gas tank for boats. and filled the tank with fresh gasoline. when the filters were raplace the filter screens look yellowish but they were not clogg at all. any more advice will be allways apreciated thanks |
Ramiro Salgado
Member
Username: salgado12
Post Number: 4
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 11:01 pm: |
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Hi. Jeff I don't know a what a restrictive fuel filter is or looks like? There is a filter before the fuel pump it actually attaches to the fuel pump. it is a cylinder about 2 or 3 inches long. This has been replaced also. then before that there is the original mercruser water/fuel separator filter this has also been replaced I even added fuel additives to the gas tank. and filled the tank with fresh gasoline. when the filters were raplace the filter screens look yellowish but they were not clogged at all. any more advice will allways be appreciated thanks |
Chuck Hanson
Member
Username: chuckhanson
Post Number: 28
Registered: 10-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 05:55 am: |
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A few years back I had similiar symptoms with my Gibson 50 foot. My port engine (454 CID) would only turn about 1500 RPM then it would fall off. I could let it set for awhile and it would recover. To make a long story short, I found a crimp in the fuel line from the gas tank to the fuel pump. As the engine compartment warmed up the line would collapse. It was behind the engine so I didn't detect it for a while. Since then I have replumbed the fuel system to get all my fuel lines out and visible. |
Fastjeff
Senior Member
Username: fastjeff
Post Number: 4368
Registered: 09-2003
| | Posted on Friday, May 02, 2008 - 04:35 pm: |
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Ramiro:
Try relocating all but the water separator to AFTER the fuel pump. And eyeball for any kincks in the lines, as Chuck suggested.
Jeff |
