Dead in the water

mbnarney

After months of storms and getting new canvas I finally got her out yesterday. Started fine at the dock , brought it up to temp and went out. About 20 minutes at wake speed she just died. Felt like it was running out of gas. I have 3/4 of a tank. Tried to start it and it would turn over and die. A couple times like that and then it wouldn't try to start at all. Got towed back to the dock. 

I just ordered a new water separator fuel filter to see if the gas is gone. Anyone got another idea?

PickleRick

I'd check for water in the fuel and spark to the cylinders first.  Then go from there. 

My money is on water...water in gas makes my shop tons of money so my money is always on water  because gasoline without water doesn't make me any money. 

Money...had to say it one more time. 

mbnarney

@PickleRick-That was my first thought as well.  If the filter is loaded with water , I guess I will need to get the old out and worse than that, is disposing of it.

PickleRick

Pump as much out as possible, safely.   


There is a product called Heet. Their slogan is "we make water burn" however it must be a minimum 1:1 ratio as the water. 

If you can tilt the boat where the pickup is at the deepest point drain until you can't see any more water.  Then add the heet.   I'd fill the fuel filter with it as well if it's a spin on as there will be water your rail/line and  injectors.  If your engine has a Schrader valve I'd try suck it of that as well.   Low pressure suction obviously 

mbnarney

Motor was installed in 2019 but no injectors, no computers just a quadra crap carb. I store it on a rack so its bow up. I am probably going to have to pull some by siphon before I take the float cap off. I have heard of Heet but never used it. Sounds like a good time to give it a try.

Formulaben

I use the red Heet every de-winterization prior to filling the tank as cheap insurance.  It's an absolute must-have in the snowmobile world, as any water in the tank will freeze and never unfreeze until you get the sled in a warm environment. 

Speaking of cheap insurance, it might be worth considering a new fuel cap O-ring gasket...