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Last year I bought a Reinell boat 1997 with a volvo penta 6 cyl engine .The guy ran it for me in the drive way. I never put it in the water last year. This year I cleaned it up put in a new battery. Had a hard time starting it so I primed the carberator with carb cleaner it started. Sounded great! Took it to the lake ,launched it ,started it . backed it up put it in forward gear and started to accelerate. It died and would not start. The next day again primed the carb to start... then ran it for a half hr. with water pumping through the outdrive. Once again took it to the lake... launched started it ... backed up ... put it in forward gear throttled up a bit ... it died and once again wouldn't start. It seems fuel related... filter? pump? carb?
Thanks Kevin

Submitted: 187 days and 21 hours ago.
Category: Boat
Value: $15
Status: CLOSED

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Thank You For The Question XXXXXXXXXX,

 

I would say your issue is with the carburetor, probably fuel fouled with gum deposits..

 

We would replace the fuel filters every year, and the fuel pump would not be replaced unless proven bad, in your case I don't believe it is the fuel pump at all, at this point...

 

Thing is, the running of the engine on land requires very little power, and when in the water the power requirements are much greater along with the fuel requirements.

 

Typically the carburetor gets these deposits when the fuel evaporates from storage or old fuel is allowed to flow through the carburetor...

 

The prudent thing to do is a compression test and ignition test, (I don't believe you will find an issue ) but it is the prudent thing to prove the integrity of the engine and ignition system before jumping into the fuel system....

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Expert: Dominick
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Answered: 5/18/2009

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21 Years Experience as Mechanic, 18 Yrs Boat Yard Owner/Mechanic, Factory Certified



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