Honda 40 hp efi dies after going over wake

[notzowie7]

2002 till motor on a 20 Skiff. Motor runs fine and smooth until I go over a wake and hit it hard. It then loses power and eventually dies. Then it takes a while to restart. Once it starts it wants to die when put into gear. Once it is in gear it has 1/2 the power at full throttle. I tried tilting motor up and let it sit for 5min and putting down and back into water. I then starts fine for a short time and then loses power again. Anybody have any suggestions?

 

[Tig]

Re: Honda 40 hp efi dies after going over wake

Sounds like it's starving for gas. Perhaps the wake crossing stirred up some dirt and now you have a blockage. Replacing the fuel filter would be a good place to start. It may even have some water in it.
Flushing the tank and filling with fresh gas is probably also worth your while to ensure that you don't clog the new filter. I filter old/suspect gas and run it in my truck.
Someone correct me if I am wrong but I think a 2002 is a carbed motor and not an efi.