2manytoys81
Cadet
- Joined
- Mar 19, 2010
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I have only taken the boat out three times and yesterday when we slowed down and trimmed up for the shallow water it ran for about a minute and then died as if i cut the switch off. I also did not have power to the trim at the control or the motor. Guage was still reading just above 12 volts. We drifted to a dock and i looked over all the wiring that I could get to and after about 10 minutes I tried the trim and it worked so i started the engine and we proceeded. Ran down the bay about another mile or so and slowed again for the idle zone and trimmed the motor up and after idling for about 30 seconds it cut off again. I did a little mor investigation but never did find anything suspicious. We got a tow to a nearby boat ramp and after being there for 5 minutes of so the trim started working again and the motor started right up and idled fine. So instead of taking any chances I went and got the trailer and pulled it to the ramp we were at. When I got back everything was working (engine and trim) so I started it and let it run. After running for about two minutes it died again. As of now, 24 hrs later, power has not returned so whatever was going out has completely gone now.
What could be bad that would cause a power loss to the engine and components?
What could be bad that would cause a power loss to the engine and components?