The previous owners messed with A LOT of the boats tubing / wiring etc.
I can get the engine to start if I spray starting fluid into the air intakes. Then I can start the boat no problem for about 20 minutes, then I need to spray it again.
The gas tank was removed from the front of the boat, and is now replaced by a small, portable 5 gallon gas tank in the back of the boat, that is about a foot below the motor. When I consulted the manual, the fuel line setup seemed wrong. The gas tank (with all the right connecting pieces) goes to a hand pump, then through the fuel water seperator (which I assume has not been checked / or had the filter changed in quite a while) but then to another hand pump, and then to the engine. The first hand pump (closest to the gas tank) never gets firm and always feels like it is putting in about 1/2 air.
I made sure all the connections were air tight, so unless the hose has a tiny tiny hole in it, I don't think it's getting in that way.
All the batteries are in working order by the way, and the cranky thingy does spin haha. It just doesn't fire up.
Sorry for the newbiness. Thanks :redface:
I can get the engine to start if I spray starting fluid into the air intakes. Then I can start the boat no problem for about 20 minutes, then I need to spray it again.
The gas tank was removed from the front of the boat, and is now replaced by a small, portable 5 gallon gas tank in the back of the boat, that is about a foot below the motor. When I consulted the manual, the fuel line setup seemed wrong. The gas tank (with all the right connecting pieces) goes to a hand pump, then through the fuel water seperator (which I assume has not been checked / or had the filter changed in quite a while) but then to another hand pump, and then to the engine. The first hand pump (closest to the gas tank) never gets firm and always feels like it is putting in about 1/2 air.
I made sure all the connections were air tight, so unless the hose has a tiny tiny hole in it, I don't think it's getting in that way.
All the batteries are in working order by the way, and the cranky thingy does spin haha. It just doesn't fire up.
Sorry for the newbiness. Thanks :redface: