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Well, I am always reading these posts, but now I need a little individual help... First, everything seemed fine and has all season. Went out a few miles, let it idle for an hour, shut it off and checked the oil as I do from time to time. Oil looked perfect, though I noticed small dots of water on the upper half of the dipstick, which I hadn't noticed before and find a little odd. I turned it back on, but right before it started I saw that the voltage of the battery was only at 10, lower than normal. It started, but I could tell it was with less power. I only say those two things because though they appear to be coincidental, maybe it will help identify an issue. After it started, I ran WOT back up and did a little more driving, noticing that it was losing power the further that I went. It seemed the rpm's remained the same, around 4600 (which is less than the 4800 at WOT normally), but it wasn't going as fast somehow. Then I decided something must be wrong. I went towards the dock, pulled the throttle back and the engine sputtered and died. Would not start again, I jumped both batteries together to make sure I had enough juice, but still wouldn't start. Opened the hatch, everything seemed normal. Kept trying and took about 20 minutes before it even tried to start, gave it a lot of gas, then it hesitantly started. Ran really rough, but was able to get it back to the dock. Got home started on muffs, but still very rough.
After reading a lot, it seems it may be due to the fuel pump...though I don't know, seems odd. I did get 10 gallons of gas before going out which gave me roughly 3/4 of a tank, ended up with 1/2, but it did seem like it ran out of gas when it stopped, though clearly didn't.
I have a 2008 Volvo Penta 5.0 gl with an SX drive. I would appreciate any thoughts. Thanks everyone!
After reading a lot, it seems it may be due to the fuel pump...though I don't know, seems odd. I did get 10 gallons of gas before going out which gave me roughly 3/4 of a tank, ended up with 1/2, but it did seem like it ran out of gas when it stopped, though clearly didn't.
I have a 2008 Volvo Penta 5.0 gl with an SX drive. I would appreciate any thoughts. Thanks everyone!