97 evinrude problem

[irvin434]

1997 evinrude 130 v4 this thing is driving me nuts take it to the lake pump the bulb cranks up perfect water comes out pee hole warms then take off planes out few seconds starts to die like a feul problem have done everything to it that you can imagine everything checks perfect from tank to motor pump the bulb up hard go a little ways same thing the pump looks like new other than fuel could it be somewhere else it will idle all day tried pushing choke does not help still dies stumped this motor looks new pulled spark plug wire off with it running motor changes on every cyl. all the warning light work properly an they so go. wiping the sweat

 

[oldcatamount]

Re: 97 evinrude problem

If you can get another tank (borrow one from a buddy), give it a try. It sounds like the tank you have might not be venting right, or, you may have a bad fuel line connection (o-ring). Trying a different tank will quickly tell you if it's that or not.

 

[irvin434]

Re: 97 evinrude problem

have done that

 

[bob johnson]

Re: 97 evinrude problem

how far away from the motor is the tank??

I have a long run and my motor starves for gas about 4-5 times before it finally fills the line and i can run with out issue. I have to be ready to squeeze the bulb when the motor sputters , and it picks right back up...do it 4-5 times and then I am good.

you might have a similar issue.. i am not sure if my fuel pump is getting weak and wont PULL the fuel . seems once I have a solid column of gas its good. I have a T connection because of two forward tanks I pull fuel from and a long run of gas line. plus a water seperator and an inline fuel filter.

do you have a similar situation?? ei long gas run?


bob

 

[irvin434]

Re: 97 evinrude problem

im starting to think it may be electrical thanks ill start on some of that stuff

 

[DJ]

Re: 97 evinrude problem

If you have a permanent tank mounted in the boat, you may have a sticking tank outlet (anti- siphon) check valve.

The check valve is located on the outlet of the tank.

Good advice (above) to run it on a seperate tank to check.

 

[irvin434]

Re: 97 evinrude problem

checked all that its fine just pulled my plugs they look like there a little wet maybe the wrong plugs ngk bpr7hs

 

[DJ]

Re: 97 evinrude problem

checked all that its fine just pulled my plugs they look like there a little wet maybe the wrong plugs ngk bpr7hs

Get the NGK's out of that engine. Champ's only for OMC's (John/Rude).

I don't like it either but those engines were very particular about plug brand.

 

[irvin434]

Re: 97 evinrude problem

what size is best for my engine champion what

 

[DJ]

Re: 97 evinrude problem

what size is best for my engine champion what

I don't have a plug chart handy but a dealer can answer that. Or, someone here.

At any rate, that may be a PART of your problem.

 

[irvin434]

Re: 97 evinrude problem

lets see can this be coming from a water flow problem killing my motor i notice it take longer than normal for the motor to pump out of the p hole other than a heat sensor does it have another sensor that might do this also my water flow gauge reads backwards but goes up and down

 

[spider77]

Re: 97 evinrude problem

1997 evinrude 130 v4 this thing is driving me nuts take it to the lake pump the bulb cranks up perfect water comes out pee hole warms then take off planes out few seconds starts to die like a feul problem have done everything to it that you can imagine everything checks perfect from tank to motor pump the bulb up hard go a little ways same thing the pump looks like new other than fuel could it be somewhere else it will idle all day tried pushing choke does not help still dies stumped this motor looks new pulled spark plug wire off with it running motor changes on every cyl. all the warning light work properly an they so go. wiping the sweat

It may be your power pack is going out. I have the same motor, same year that had the same problem two years ago. Like you, I kept thinking fuel and ran myself in circles. After countless trips idling back to the launch, I finally waved the white flag and brought it down the street to my local Evenrude dealer. It was either admit defeat or 1/4 throttle my future fishing trips. He called me with a quote on a new power pack and I debated his conclusion. After convincing me that if he was wrong he would eat it, I agreed to let him change it. The boat jumps on a plane and stays there without missing a beat. I asked him if this was common problem with these units as my motor does not have many hours on it. He assured me that he hasn't changed many, but I wonder.

 

[Daviet]

Re: 97 evinrude problem

Have you checked the high speed jets for restrictions?