Hi Guys and Gals,
Upon attempting to wake up my Searay from its winterized slumber, I had a little bit of a hiccup trying to get her started. The with the batteries fully charged and water flowing through the muffs, she cranked and cranked and cranked but would not fire up. As a Toyota mechanic, I felt comfortable in diagnosing this no start condition and was able to isolate it to a bad fuel pump / fuel booster. I verified voltage and ground at the fuel pump connector but could not hear or feel that the pump motor was running. After gently tapping it with a screwdriver handle, the fuel pump eventually woke up with my son cranking the engine and it fired right up. After looking up the part I needed (based on my engine serial number 0L046021), I found the fuel pump (part number 861155A-3) available for a pretty hefty pricetag of $230. After doing some research, I found a compatible fuel pump / booster available from Airtex (E11003) for roughly $100 less. While I'm a firm believer of "you get what you pay for", Airtex is a pretty reputable brand name in the automotive world. Does anyone have any feedback of their marine applications? Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.
J
Upon attempting to wake up my Searay from its winterized slumber, I had a little bit of a hiccup trying to get her started. The with the batteries fully charged and water flowing through the muffs, she cranked and cranked and cranked but would not fire up. As a Toyota mechanic, I felt comfortable in diagnosing this no start condition and was able to isolate it to a bad fuel pump / fuel booster. I verified voltage and ground at the fuel pump connector but could not hear or feel that the pump motor was running. After gently tapping it with a screwdriver handle, the fuel pump eventually woke up with my son cranking the engine and it fired right up. After looking up the part I needed (based on my engine serial number 0L046021), I found the fuel pump (part number 861155A-3) available for a pretty hefty pricetag of $230. After doing some research, I found a compatible fuel pump / booster available from Airtex (E11003) for roughly $100 less. While I'm a firm believer of "you get what you pay for", Airtex is a pretty reputable brand name in the automotive world. Does anyone have any feedback of their marine applications? Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.
J