[Buttz]

Is it commen for fuel pumps to stop working? I have a 89 with a 302, and I think Ive narowed it down to the fuel pump.

[WAVENBYE2]

On an 89, ya it's possible.

[Bonne 73]

I have a 1988 Bayliner with a 3.0 OMC & just last week (first family vacation with boat) had pump issues. An old timer told me to wrap a soaking wet towel arround fuel pump when it quit on me, I did this & the motor started right up. He stated that he doesn't know why but it worked. After replacing pump boat ran great.

[gcboat]

Ahhhh - the old rag trick. When your motor is hot the fuel in the pump will turn into being more of a vapor then liquid. The water soaked rag cools the pump down so the gas will return to a liquid state.
Once running the cooler fuel going through the pump will keep it from getting hot.