Own a 1998 Baja with 5.7 L carburated Mercruiser. Put the boat away after july 4th weekend and was running fine. Got back to the lake this weekend and won't start. Pumping throttle used to work for starting after long periods of no use, but did not smell any gas at all, so put a thimble full of gas in carb and it fired right up then died. Engine still would not even attempt to start without putting gas directly in carb.
Boat has 3/4 tank of gas, and lanyard is firmly set in place.
After trouble shooting fuses (all I can find under dash are good) took out fuel pump and connected directly to a battery it pumps. But connected to engine wiring harness does not run. I canot find any fuses or relays in the engine compartment to check.
I don't have any service manuals.
I think totally unrelated, but tach stopped working 6 months ago, but engine has been extremely reliable until this weekend.
Any ideas anyone can provide to trouble shoot would be appreciated. I'm in Pittsburgh, while boat hangs in my dock slip at Smith Mountain Lake, so won't be able to test anyones ideas for 2 weeks
Boat has 3/4 tank of gas, and lanyard is firmly set in place.
After trouble shooting fuses (all I can find under dash are good) took out fuel pump and connected directly to a battery it pumps. But connected to engine wiring harness does not run. I canot find any fuses or relays in the engine compartment to check.
I don't have any service manuals.
I think totally unrelated, but tach stopped working 6 months ago, but engine has been extremely reliable until this weekend.
Any ideas anyone can provide to trouble shoot would be appreciated. I'm in Pittsburgh, while boat hangs in my dock slip at Smith Mountain Lake, so won't be able to test anyones ideas for 2 weeks