Bounty Lane
Cadet
- Joined
- Mar 8, 2014
- Messages
- 16
A couple of months ago I bought a Suntracker pontoon boat with a 2006 Mercury Bigfoot 60 hp. The previous owner said that it didn?t run well and that he thought it was bad gas. It cranked easily when he showed it to me, but it would not accelerate well. It just didn?t seem to have enough power. I suspected that it might need new spark plugs, some fuel treatment and possibly a new fuel filter. After I bought it, I cranked it and let it run for a few minutes. I was going to take it out, but decided to wait until the next day. However the next day it would not crank. About 2 weeks later I replaced the spark plugs and added Sea Foam to the gas tank. The engine cranked right away and I let it run for a few minutes but it was too late in the day to take it out. The next day it would not crank. The following weekend I replaced the larger fuel filter near the gas tank and inspected the small engine fuel filter. It would not crank. I began to pump out some of the gas, thinking it was old or bad gas. I removed a few gallons and then gave it a try. It cranked right away and I let it run for several minutes. Then I noticed water on the deck and found that it was coming from the water pressure hose. I guess the previous owner had disconnected it from the gauge on the dashboard and didn?t put it back. On the previous cranks, I had not let it run long enough to create such a noticeable leak. I had to turn the engine off to put the hose back on the gauge and the engine would not crank again. I have not been able to crank it since. I have removed all the gas and replaced with new gas, inspected all the fuses, made sure the battery was charged, and inspected the fuel hose that runs from the larger filter to the engine, but it still won?t crank. I am totally out of ideas. If anyone gave give me any advice I would greatly appreciate it.