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Rather B Diesel · Oct 15, 2009

i have a 2002 225 evinrude ficht. the motor runs great on the hose but when we put the boat in the water after 20 minutes or so the motor just dies. at first i thought it might be something easy like the kill switch or key switch but after my last try in the water i eliminated those 2 things. at this point i just dont know what direction to go. any help would be greatly appreciated

Faztbullet · Oct 15, 2009

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Does it die suddenly or slowly like it is running out of fuel? Have you checked codes? Is check engine light come on when this happens? Will it restart after it dies? Do you have to pump the bulb back up to get it to start?

Knightgang · Oct 15, 2009

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All good questions. Describe the issue in a little more detail and we should be able to help... Most of these issues come down to fuel, not all but most. Just have to track it down...

Rather B Diesel · Oct 15, 2009

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it just dies like i was turning the key off. thats what led me to think key or kill switch. after about 20 minutes it will start and run for 20 more minutes and die again

Rather B Diesel · Oct 15, 2009

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the motor is on a 22 angler and when it is running it runs strong. iwas wondering if the ecm was getting hot but i dont know. the heads were warm but not burning hot. i was gona check the thermastats tomorow

oldrudedude · Oct 15, 2009

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Kind of sounds like electronics heating up, cutting out, cooling, then heating up and cutting out again. You should check spark right after it cuts out.

Rather B Diesel · Oct 15, 2009

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once it dies it wont crank over or do anything and after 15 or 20 minutes it starts rite up

oldrudedude · Oct 16, 2009

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Rather B Diesel said:
once it dies it wont crank over or do anything and after 15 or 20 minutes it starts rite up

That sounds like a bad connection from the battery. A bad connection will have high resistance and produce heat. A hot connection has higher resistance to current. Viscious circle until resistance reaches infinity --> no current flow.

Faztbullet · Oct 16, 2009

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There was several years those engines had PDP failures(power distribution panel). Check all connections at battery and and at panel. Also take a meter or test light with you when it fails and check voltage at fuses. If most have power PDP is OK, if not check the power relay first then retest power to PDP. If all is OK check water flow to EMM as voltage regulator is internal on this engine and failure to cool it will overheat EMM and shut it down.

johndale · Sep 13, 2016

did either of the above solve Rather B Diesel problem as we have exactly the same engine and Fault!!!

WIMUSKY · Sep 13, 2016

Johndale, welcome to the forum. This Topic is 7 years old. They probably fixed the problem. Please don't reply to Topics over 90 days old. You might want to take a moment and read thru the forum rules.....

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