Jim Coady
Member
- Apr 18, 2021
- 43
- Boat Info
- 2001 SeaRay 190SD, 5.0 efi Mercruiser, alpha 1, gen II, Vengeance 14.75” x 21” SS prop.
- Engines
- Mercruiser 5.0 EFI, Alpha 1 , gen II drive
2001 Mercruiser 5.0 EFI, ran fine all day for approximately 5 hrs or so, just general boating, a little bit of wake boarding during that time. Then, we decided to stop, anchor, and swim a bit, probably a 30-45 min stop. Sons girlfriend was sitting in drivers seat, and we needed to move up a bit, to pull anchor in. My son told her to start it up. She turned the key on quickly, then once again, and it wouldn’t start. So, I traded seats, and I tried, after running blower for several minutes, still wouldn’t start. It wanted to, coughed, sputtered but no go. We waited a few minutes and tried again, no luck either. Kind of thought it might have been flooded, so pushed neutral button gave it full throttle, same results. My son then tried, he pumped the throttle, motor wanted to start, but wouldn’t. Fuel guage indicated little over half a tank. Seemed like a fuel issue, not flooded, but starved for fuel. We waited a bit longer, text a few friends telling them we may need a tow. For some reason I thought I might try and remove gas cap, thinking it was a venting problem. So, when I did, and son tried to start the motor, it fired right up. I put fuel cap back on, and away we went. Motor ran fine, we were ready to leave anyway, so we headed to the ramp and loaded it up.
So, any ideas what the issue is, or was, and what do I need to start checking tomorrow
Thanks
Jim
So, any ideas what the issue is, or was, and what do I need to start checking tomorrow
Thanks
Jim