boater2065
Active Member
Hi all, hope everyone is enjoying the summer heat.
Hoping someone can shed some light on an issue i ran into the other day. Fired up the boat before heading out and it started up fine (when cold it cranks for a few seconds before it fires up, and that is normal to me since i've had it). I cruised around about 25mph for maybe 10 minutes or so, then putted along slowly for another 10 or 15 minutes, then shut of the engine to drift. After about 30 minutes i attempted to start the engine and it just cranked over and over and wouldn't start. I tried this a couple times, with maybe 20 or 30 seconds in between each attempt. Next, I decided to give it some throttle, it cranked and cranked like before then finally fired up and i pulled back on the throttle. Due to time constrictions i headed back to the dock and left. The engine sounded fine on the way back.
Is there any reason something like this may happen? Am i over reacting? Anything i can try or look for? Any advice would be great.
The engine is an MCM 5.7L EFI in a 2002 Sundancer.
Hoping someone can shed some light on an issue i ran into the other day. Fired up the boat before heading out and it started up fine (when cold it cranks for a few seconds before it fires up, and that is normal to me since i've had it). I cruised around about 25mph for maybe 10 minutes or so, then putted along slowly for another 10 or 15 minutes, then shut of the engine to drift. After about 30 minutes i attempted to start the engine and it just cranked over and over and wouldn't start. I tried this a couple times, with maybe 20 or 30 seconds in between each attempt. Next, I decided to give it some throttle, it cranked and cranked like before then finally fired up and i pulled back on the throttle. Due to time constrictions i headed back to the dock and left. The engine sounded fine on the way back.
Is there any reason something like this may happen? Am i over reacting? Anything i can try or look for? Any advice would be great.
The engine is an MCM 5.7L EFI in a 2002 Sundancer.