SoCal Jet Boats
Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: bigmac on May 21, 2011, 03:29:35 PM
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I have a 2000 Predator with a 454 in it. My last trip out i had to jump my electric fuel pump for it to work again. The boat ran good after that but then the next day out on the water it would only idle and would die out when accelerating. There was gas left in it durning the winter and i topped it off with new gas and ran almost a half a tank of it through the first day. Does anybody know what this problem could be?
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My first thought is check the fuel filter,, what type do you have? Also, what type of electric pump?
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i dont know much about engines i think i have an inline fuel filter but i couldnt tell you what kinda pump is in it
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take some pix. the detectives will tell you what you got and where to look. =)
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the boat is still out at the river right now going to work on it memorial hopefully i can figure this out and get it running
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the boat is still out at the river right now going to work on it memorial hopefully i can figure this out and get it running
OK,, if you don't have any photos of the fuel pump and filter, you have a few choices. You can learn about it by working on it yourself,, or get a friend who knows to help yiou with it,, or pay someone to fix it,, I assume prior to the weekend so you can use it.
A 2000 year boat may have a safety switch that kills the electric pump if the engine is not running and making oil pressure, so "jumping" the fuel pump allowed the dry carb to fill with fuel so you could start it the first time. The other problem may be a clogged fuel filter,, or problem with the carb, or possibly a fuel pump problem. I will guess that you have no fuel pressure gauge to monitor?