Wrfkaratemonkey
Seaman Apprentice
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- Apr 20, 2018
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Hey guys!
i finally got my boat floor all replaced and I thought I was good to go. The outboard gave me some trouble after sitting for two years, but once I replaced the primer bulb and fuel pump she fired right up. I also replaced the fuel lines and cleaned up the spark plugs which looked fine anyway.
So so I filled up a trash can and it ran fine. It started strong, idled strong, went through the throttle range in gear fine. Good to go right?
yesterday we put her in the lake for the first time. It fired right up, reversed away from the dock, shifted into forward and throttled up. Everything was fine for about five minutes when all of a sudden the engine died. It started right back up but even in neutral with the throttle lever down it would start and immediately max out in RPM. She was just screaming. I took the cover off and saw that the fuel pump was leaking because the new fuel pump had failed. The screw for the filter / inlet cover has stripped out. So we ran the trolling motor all day.
Today i I replaced the fuel pump. Again. The motor will start but only if I push the throttle lever up a little. At first the engine was starting and going straight to max RPM. I thought maybe it was because this motor still has the tiller handle on it (previous owner added the forward control setup and left the tiller on) and maybe it was stuck. So I turned that a few times and that problem went away. Now, however, the idle is rough. Sometimes it will idle for several minutes, sometimes it dies in seconds. The fuel supply does not appear to be having any issues.
When end I put it in gear and give it some throttle it struggles and dies. I've included a video. I'm just looking for some advice before I start tearing into things.
https://youtu.be/P5uBD7NvKs0
i finally got my boat floor all replaced and I thought I was good to go. The outboard gave me some trouble after sitting for two years, but once I replaced the primer bulb and fuel pump she fired right up. I also replaced the fuel lines and cleaned up the spark plugs which looked fine anyway.
So so I filled up a trash can and it ran fine. It started strong, idled strong, went through the throttle range in gear fine. Good to go right?
yesterday we put her in the lake for the first time. It fired right up, reversed away from the dock, shifted into forward and throttled up. Everything was fine for about five minutes when all of a sudden the engine died. It started right back up but even in neutral with the throttle lever down it would start and immediately max out in RPM. She was just screaming. I took the cover off and saw that the fuel pump was leaking because the new fuel pump had failed. The screw for the filter / inlet cover has stripped out. So we ran the trolling motor all day.
Today i I replaced the fuel pump. Again. The motor will start but only if I push the throttle lever up a little. At first the engine was starting and going straight to max RPM. I thought maybe it was because this motor still has the tiller handle on it (previous owner added the forward control setup and left the tiller on) and maybe it was stuck. So I turned that a few times and that problem went away. Now, however, the idle is rough. Sometimes it will idle for several minutes, sometimes it dies in seconds. The fuel supply does not appear to be having any issues.
When end I put it in gear and give it some throttle it struggles and dies. I've included a video. I'm just looking for some advice before I start tearing into things.
https://youtu.be/P5uBD7NvKs0