Recent content by AlexK

I had the same issue, turned out to be ECM board (simplistically - piece of electronics that controls the work of the fuel pump). The way mechanic discovered it was by fist determining that there was zero voltage across the connection to the pump. But it could be other issues - wiring, relay etc.

Yes, I did. The issue was the water discharge housing (where you drain the water from the cooling system). It is made of plastic and developed a crack. The way I noticed it, is when I tied the blue freeze plug very tight, I saw that the water was coming around it. Followed where it was coming...

Mechanic at the marina said it's electrical. No power to the fuel pump.

Thanks.. Stupid me. Letters MPI should have told me it was a "Multi Point Injector" :) I am going to try simple fix and replace fuel filters first.

I did fix the leak issue, but today discovered a new problem. My port side engine died on me while under way, after about an hour. No warning signs or beeps. Engine temperature was normal. Sequence was like this: - Engine died - Put shift to neutral, pushed "start" - engine started. - Shift...

Turned out to be a simple fix for me. I replaced old freeze plugs (blue plugs) and made sure they are tight. No more issues.

Sounds almost exactly like a boat that I purchased. Mine is 2003, but it is pretty much the same boat. Great boat, we love it. Even same engine hours. Hours doesn't matter, what matters is how it was maintained. Find out when manifolds and risers were last changed. Also, it is guaranteed that...

thank you, I will try this. I couldn’t recreate at idle, so will do what you suggest with running with hatch open and have someone watch for leaks.

I want to ask what maybe a stupid question. We just purchased our boat, and I noticed that when going at decent speed the bildge is filling up with some water. Nothing that the pump can't handle, but it seems excessive. Doesn't happen when docked or at slow speed. Could it be a leaking drain...

Thanks. That's what I am planning to do. Ordered the pump, will try to replace this Friday.

I have an issue with a bilge pump on my 2003 280DA. The fuse for the bilge pump trips after about 5 - 10 sec of pump running. Reset the fuse, pump runs again for a few seconds and fuse trips again. I would think that if this was a short, the fuse would trip instantly when pump turns on. Can it...

Hi everyone, I have a question. I noticed that on my recently purchased 280 Sundancer, water is leaking through the canopy in heavy rain. Slow drip right in the center, somewhere around or above center pane of plastic window. Enough that puddle forms under the steps that go down to the cabin...

Thank You, we got lucky. Marina had one slip that someone just vacated and we took it

We are planning to go by water. Should be a nice ride.

Great! We will be there second half on or before 1st of May, dock A11. alexander.kalinovsky@gmail.com