kevins51825
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- Jun 30, 2013
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Two weeks ago my motor died on me at full throttle. Bulb was soft never started had to get towed in. Started in the driveway and ran at idle for 30 mins without missing a beat and bulb wasn't hard as rock but wasn't soft either somewhere in the middle. Put the boat in shop with a mercury mechanic and he found nothing wrong based on computer and running it in a tank. Took out the day I picked it up and ran like a dream approximately 2 miles down the river fished for a while then ran back without any issues. Today I took it out again and ran approximately 5 miles 10 mins or so at 5500 to 5800 RPMS up the river and stopped to idle over/around a ledge and when I throttled back up to get on plane it died again. Same as first time jerking and stopping then jerking finally dieing. Ran trolling motor for approximately 30 mins and still wouldn't stay running. TUrned over battery acted fine just wouldn't stay running. Pumped bulb and it got hard but went soft while trying to start. I thought it might be a battery issue so I hooked motor up to trolling battery and idled for approximately 1 mile no problem. Couldn't get into throttle or motor would die. Finally limped back to landing with trolling motor and motor cranked and put it on the trailer with motor. When I got home I cranked motor in driveway and ran for approximately 30 mins without a problem at idle speed. Removed hose after bulb and pumped tons of gas out when pumping bulb. So I am assuming nothing is blocking the line between motor and tank. Can a battery be good enough to start the motor but not to give it power when you go to WOT? Over heating? I am lost. I didn't get any overheating alarms on the water. Help please!
