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Topic: WOT and engine runs out of gas
Posted By: ny_nautique
Subject: WOT and engine runs out of gas
Date Posted: October-11-2011 at 11:49am
Guys - twice this weekend I needed a tow because of the following sequence of events:
- Started and ran perfectly in the driveway. The battery needed a charge so I charged it up good.
- Started and ran perfectly in the lake at all speeds for about an hour.
- One hour or so in, I went WOT (not the first time doing that this day) and after a few seconds it died like it was running out of gas.
- I was able to restart it and started heading back to the dock and it did it again (not at WOT).
- That was the last of it... wouldn't start again and the battery died.

Brought it home, jumped the battery, put it on water, and it started instantly. Obviously I didn't go WOT in my driveway...

Back to the lake yesterday and the same exact thing happened after about 10 minutes.

Your thoughts? Could it be a bad fuel pump or clogged filter?

Thanks,
Jeff (1984 SN 2001)




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Posted By: BuffaloBFN
Date Posted: October-11-2011 at 12:12pm
Sounds a little like a clogged vent. Run it again and loosen the gas cap when it acts up. Probably stay close to the ramp.

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Posted By: ny_nautique
Date Posted: October-11-2011 at 12:25pm
Yesterday was the last run of the year. I'm going to be pulling the engine and doing the stringers this winter.
Not sure what you mean by clogged vent. You mean the gas vent on the transom?


Posted By: BuffaloBFN
Date Posted: October-11-2011 at 12:32pm
It was an easy to check idea. Yes, the transom vent but not to worry since you're taking it apart.

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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: October-11-2011 at 12:36pm
I wouldn't rule out a carb problem but on the fuel pump, "T" a pressure gauge into the high pressure side to check it. The filter - just put a new one in.

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Posted By: GottaSki
Date Posted: October-11-2011 at 12:49pm
Additionally, when the tank is out, remove and disassemble the dip tube, and check for a conical screen in the assembly, then throw it away.

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Posted By: quinner
Date Posted: October-11-2011 at 1:01pm
Anti Siphon Valve clogged is my guess, which may be what Greg was also saying.

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Posted By: anthonylizardi
Date Posted: October-11-2011 at 1:52pm
Does it feel like is running out gas, i.e. hesitating, or does it feel like somebody just turn off the ignition?


Posted By: BuffaloBFN
Date Posted: October-11-2011 at 1:54pm
Originally posted by GottaSki GottaSki wrote:

Additionally, when the tank is out, remove and disassemble the dip tube, and check for a conical screen in the assembly, then throw it away.




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Posted By: anthonylizardi
Date Posted: October-11-2011 at 1:56pm
The reason I asked because I had similar problem and I was chasing a gas problem. At the end it was an electrical problem, my coil was bad. When the coil was getting hot it will open, i.e. no electricity was being sent. You could have checked if you where getting a spark once it stopped running.


Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: October-11-2011 at 2:12pm
Perhaps moot, since the boat is being torn down, and I am not the top mechanic on the site by any stretch, but I will relate my experience with similar symptoms.

Typical diagnosis for this is fuel, often antisiphon or carb. My amateur thinking tho, is that if it works for 10 to 30 or 60 minutes, then fails, then is good again after a break, its probably not one of those things. It probably wouldnt work at all, vs coming and going.

I fought with this a couple years ago. Ran for 30-ish minutes, died. Next time out, 30-ish minutes died. Sounded like time/heat related. People concur with that and generally suggest coil going bad with heat, then recovering. I tried that. Not it. Finally, replaced cap. Good to go. That was a couple years ago. Same symptoms this year. Didnt mess with it, got a new cap. Good to go. Now based on my reading, I have found that this is somewhat symptomatic of the Mallory flat (crab) caps, which I realize is a bit of an odd bird. Cause: warps/deforms with heat, contacts arent made, starts arcing. Cools off, works again. Has been my reason for said symptoms twice.

Just a thought.

EDIT: Anthony posted while I was typing. We're on the same page, or at least the same chapter.

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Posted By: ny_nautique
Date Posted: October-11-2011 at 2:51pm
Some more info... boat ran fine all year long (15+ uses). Before the season I replaced the plugs, wires, cap.

Anthony - it felt like it ran out of gas - just completely bogged down. I was able to "save" it the first time by throttling down and it never actually shut down, but the 2nd time it was as if someone turned off the key.


Posted By: anthonylizardi
Date Posted: October-11-2011 at 4:15pm
Mine started like that. I cleaned the tank and anti-siphon valve. Also, I put a new gas pump. It got worst with time. I can idle fine but if I accelerate it will die after five minutes. Just check the spark when it dies. That will ruled out electrical problems due to the coil. I heard you can tap on the coil back of a screwdriver and the engine will die. Never did it. I replaced mine with MSD 8222. Is a solid coil so it can be mounted sideways on the engine.


Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: October-12-2011 at 12:35am
[QUOTE=75 Tique] I have found that this is somewhat symptomatic of the Mallory flat (crab) caps, which I realize is a bit of an odd bird. Cause: warps/deforms with heat, contacts arent made, starts arcing. Cools off, works again. Has been my reason for said symptoms twice.
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Larry your kidding right? I have been chaseing this on and off all summer. It started before GL here at home,I replaced the fuel filter cleaned everything up and it has worked fine up until a month ago,and started again.Changed the fuel pump to my spare, put on my epoxy filled coil.Then I thought maybe since I kept my tank full at GL as opposed to running around half tanked at home. Now you say it's the cap? I just changed it this spring with an oem Mallory Never had this before and now I just put it away tonight,so I'll have to wait until next year.

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Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: October-12-2011 at 2:02am
Obviously every case is different Gary, so I certainly can't diagnose your situation. If you got a new cap in the spring, and if it is a cap wear issue (like the contacts wearing down) its hard to believe it would go bad half way thorugh the season. I got a couple years out of mine. Of course I got about 4 years out of the one before that? I did make a point of getting the "marine" version, which is not a clear distinction when you go shopping for them. The one I had for two years was tan like the one in your profile picture. Not sure what you have now, but the "marine" one is the maroon color. I think I got mine at Jegs, but unfortunatley I never write this stuff down and have to stqart allover next time. I am confused tho, in that Jegs doesnt seem to make the marine distinction, but Summit does 9-29416. In other discussions with vendors I have found that the 221B is the marine (i.e. not vent) Not sure difference between 29416 and 221B (except price 36 vs 53) One of these days I am going to pick up an extra to carry so if and when my engine does die, I can slap it on and 100% prove its the problem. I wish I could find the link to the story about the crab caps having this issue, but of course I didnt write that down either.

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Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: October-12-2011 at 2:19am
Yes Larry it is the red cap one.I'll have to try the old one next year.

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Posted By: SNobsessed
Date Posted: October-12-2011 at 10:45am
Jeff - You have a lot more patience than I do if you can leave this problem 'on the table' & start a major rebuild. I would want to solve this first, so if anything else goes wrong during reebuild, you are not fighting 2 problems at same time.

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Posted By: ny_nautique
Date Posted: October-12-2011 at 11:35am
Originally posted by SNobsessed SNobsessed wrote:

Jeff - You have a lot more patience than I do if you can leave this problem 'on the table' & start a major rebuild. I would want to solve this first, so if anything else goes wrong during reebuild, you are not fighting 2 problems at same time.

Yeah, not really my preferred option, but I just don't see me having an opportunity to get back out on the water again this year.


Posted By: ny_nautique
Date Posted: October-26-2011 at 2:44pm
Just an update to this one. This is what prompted my "OK to put the gas from tbe boat in my truck" thread.
On Saturday I figured I'd spend 3-4 hours winterizing the boat. Well that turned into about 7 hours total over the weekend...
For the first time, it would NOT start in the driveway. Remember, after my first issue, I jump started it in the driveway about 90 minutes after it died on the lake and it started beautifully.
This weekend... nothing. It would crank on battery, and die but never attempt to start. Interestingly, it wasn't a strong crank, even when hooked up directly to my running truck, even when bypassing the battery and hooking up directly to the engine.
It definitely seems to not be getting spark.
Could it be the coil? I measured about 6.9v in and an even 6.0v out.


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Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: October-26-2011 at 3:08pm
#1 verify fuel
#2 verify spark

If you have both, then check the timing.

If the timing is good, then you need to check the quality of both #1 and #2. Its not clear how youre measuring the voltage at the coil- you should be checking between the positive terminal and a good ground. Ignore the negative post and the secondary (output). If thats how youre doing it, then 6V at the coil is a bit low and may be contributing to a weak spark.

That being said, I would be more suspect of the fuel quality. Ive had a heck of a time getting gas to keep for more than a few weeks. This past weekend, I tried to start my '71 Skier for the first time since the NE reunion in late August and it wouldnt fire. A shot of fresh gas down the throat of the carb had it running instantly.

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