5.0 Volvo gl, wont run all the time...HELP

kyle916

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where to start...okay I have a 2002 Reinell 205 with 5.0 gl Volvo I/0, Carb, black engine....I used it all summer with no problems until a few weeks ago it started stalling about once everytime I went out when I was pulling somebody wakeboarding but then it started up fine. Everyweek I went it started to stall more like 3 times a day. So I put sea foam in the tank. I just put new gas in it and I went through about 6 tanks this summer so bad fuel isnt a problem and I just replaced the fuel/water filter. 2 weeks ago when I was out at the lake the boat ran ok all day just stalled twice and it didnt want to start for awhile and finally it started up and I started coming in and it stalled (When I say stall I mean I am cruising and all of a sudden it shuts off) and it didnt want start so I got towed in...So the mechanic guy said get a fuel pump since we have never replaced it, so we replaced it and it started up fine and ran smooth. So the other day I started it up before I went out and it ran good, got to the lake started right up then parked it on lake for 1 hr then started it and made a 10 min cruise and I was coming to a idle and it died and it didnt want to start so had to get towed again... Its close to starting but wont fire. The batterey is new and fully charged I have a trickle charge to it...Im gonna see if it will start again tomorrow...
 

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Re: 5.0 Volvo gl, wont run all the time...HELP

when it stops running have you noticed if the coil is excessively hot?
 

kyle916

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Re: 5.0 Volvo gl, wont run all the time...HELP

I havent really noticed, but nothing looked or felt hot for that matter and the temperature gauge was normal.
 

kyle916

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Re: 5.0 Volvo gl, wont run all the time...HELP

I tried starting it again and it wouldnt run.. but i noticed when I turn the key to the on positon it just beeps once, arent they spose to keep beeping? So when I keep the key turned to the start position it runs but once I release it back to the on postion it turns off... so what the heck?
 

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Re: 5.0 Volvo gl, wont run all the time...HELP

sounds like a bad ignition switch there is a way to test it but i forgot how i will look into it and maybe someone will tell ya b4 i get back good luck!
 

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Re: 5.0 Volvo gl, wont run all the time...HELP

Do you have a full model number or SN for your engine? Year doesn't really mean anything for ID of Volvo engines.
When it dies, did you check to see if you had spark? How about fuel coming out of the accelerator pump into the carb when you pump the throttel. Did you have fuel squirting into the carb?
 

kyle916

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Re: 5.0 Volvo gl, wont run all the time...HELP

bad ignition switch maybe?.......its 3869254 5.0 GL-E....Havent checked for spark yet, will do that tomorrow morning...do you mean the carburetor is flooding out like would I smell gas?
 

kyle916

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Re: 5.0 Volvo gl, wont run all the time...HELP

I just took the boat into the shop so well see what they find out...
 

kyle916

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Re: 5.0 Volvo gl, wont run all the time...HELP

It took them 3 hours to find out, the main ignition wire under the dash was loose...haha. that was it. all that for a wire....
 
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