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tonytrep

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I take my boat out cruising an

I take my boat out cruising and when I pull back the throttle to dock one of my engines dies. It won't start again until it cools down. Does anyone know what the problem could be or how to fix it?
 
Not enough informaton on boat/

Not enough informaton on boat/engine here. Could be fuel as in pump or could be electrical. You need to do some basic troubleshooting to see if you have fuel and or spark in the right places.
 
"does it otherwise have any tr

"does it otherwise have any trouble starting, or does it start right up, do you have to idle high to shift into gear?"
 
The engine is a chevy 305 conv

The engine is a chevy 305 convert with electric ignition. It runs and starts perfectly except for the problem i described above.
 
sounds like vapor lock or some

sounds like vapor lock or something electrical is getting warm and not making a connection

clean all electric connections
 
"First of all, you need to do

"First of all, you need to do a little trubleshooting! The easiest thing on earth, when it dies, is to pull the coil wire from the distributor and see if there's spark. If so, look at the fuel system. If not, replace the igntion module and see if that gets it.

Jeff"
 
I have this problem also with

I have this problem also with one of my 78 350's - many hours of troubleshooting and replaced parts: did you find your problem?
 
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