Dennis, I was just reading an interesting thread here on the forum from Jan. of this year. I posted a reply to the thread hoping I might get a response from the individual who posted it. It turns out that the fuel pumps (which I now have a better understanding of where on the engine they reside---just what you described) have two fuses located on the engine itself in the harness. They are located in what appears to be a watertight compartment just behind the PCM unit on the starboard side of the engine. I won't have a chance to check this until tomorrow but it's worth a try. It sure feels like this should be a fuse problem but I certainly could just be hoping. Can you imagine.............completely stopped in your tracks by a 20cent fuse................
BTW, I looked up the schematic on Marine Parts Express.com and looked at the 8.1 inboard schematic. The specific schematic I looked at was the PCM-Bracket.pdf It shows the fuse but it doesn't specifically say it's for the fuel pump. I got that information from the earlier post I referred to.
Yup, unfortunately I've been down that road too many times! But, if it was just a fuse that controls the fuel pump the engine would continue to crank. It wouldn't keep "trying" to work and then quit.
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