Starting problem
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Category: Repairs and Maintenance
Forum Name: Boat Maintenance
Forum Discription: Discuss maintenance of your Correct Craft
URL: http://www.CorrectCraftFan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42978
Printed Date: April-27-2024 at 12:10pm
Topic: Starting problem
Posted By: Brock7
Subject: Starting problem
Date Posted: June-17-2018 at 6:22pm
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I have a 96 Correctcraft Sport Nautique that has about 350 hours on it. We took it out and had 4 people ski without any problem starting the engine. After we took a little break the boat started and quickly petered out. The engine then wouldn’t start but it would turn over and sound like it was about to start and then wouldn’t. Any idea of what is wrong? |
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Posted By: SNobsessed
Date Posted: June-17-2018 at 7:42pm
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Does it have Peo-tec ignition? They are known to fail with heat soak. ------------- “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Ben Franklin |
Posted By: gt40KS
Date Posted: June-17-2018 at 7:56pm
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Which engine model ... GT40 efi or carbureted ? Ford or Chevy power? ------------- JCCI 1995 Ski Nautique GT40 |
Posted By: Brock7
Date Posted: June-17-2018 at 8:18pm
| It is a Ford 351 PCM engine so it is fuel injected |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: June-17-2018 at 8:28pm
| Just to start simple...................is your safety lanyard plugged in or did it maybe get knocked loose? |
Posted By: Brock7
Date Posted: June-17-2018 at 9:24pm
| The safety lanyard is plugged in |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: June-17-2018 at 9:53pm
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Less simple ..............can you hear the fuel pumps run when you turn the key on? You can read about fuel pump and ECM relays in this thread in the link below. Either relay being bad will keep the fuel pumps from running If you look at the diagram in the link you'll find breakers for the fuel pumps and ECM that you can check too. http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42549&PN=1&title=gt40-will-not-start-after-changing-fuel-filter" rel="nofollow - link |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: June-17-2018 at 10:26pm
Got gas in the tank ?  ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: Brock7
Date Posted: June-18-2018 at 12:09am
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There is plenty of gas in the tank and I can hear the fuel pump when the key is turned |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: June-18-2018 at 12:38am
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Got spark? We're still on the easy stuff |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: June-18-2018 at 12:57am
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got a service manual? Click the link and you will. 301 wonderful pages of reading. http://correctcraftfan.com/Downloads/Pro_BOss_GT-40_Service_Manual.pdf" rel="nofollow - link You could spend some time reading this thread too http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=25584&KW=gt40&PN=1&title=poor-mans-gt40-diagnosis" rel="nofollow - Poor man's GT40 diagnosis |
Posted By: Brock7
Date Posted: June-18-2018 at 1:24am
| Yes we have spark we also replaced the spark plugs last fall |
Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: June-18-2018 at 2:25am
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Brock, when the engine died you said it "quickly petered out". Did it surge and almost die and surge again, or did it just start, run 5 seconds, and die? And, did you again try to start it hours later once it had completely cooled down? On the kill switch lanyard question - it's worth removing the lanyard and holding the switch in all the way with your thumb while trying to start, just to make sure. I had a lanyard that just barely engaged the switch, then didn't quite engage it, had to change out the switch. ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: vwg98sn
Date Posted: July-06-2018 at 2:55pm
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From what it sounds like, you need to replace the ECM relay. Very same problem with my 98 gt 40. Very inexpensive to replace, and easy fix. With key and ignition on, you can try tapping on the relay and listen for a "buzz" of the fuel pump to charging. |
Posted By: gt40KS
Date Posted: July-07-2018 at 1:29am
We are all assuming at this point that you have the GT40 engine since you say it is fuel injected. Just to be clear, CC had at least a couple of Ford options for several years in the 90's, one of which was a 260hp carburated 351. The only one (Ford 351) to my knowledge that was fuel injected in 96' was the GT40: http://correctcraftfan.com/forum/uploads/17747/GT40.jpg" rel="nofollow - GT40 Any updates on progress? ------------- JCCI 1995 Ski Nautique GT40 |
Brock7 wrote:Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: July-07-2018 at 8:28am
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Brock 7 hasn't logged on since 6/18 Joe Maybe he figured this out, maybe he didn't. Maybe he's halfway through the manual. His replies were just chock full of info 
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Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: July-07-2018 at 10:07am
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Maybe he took it out again Could be still out there stuck ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: July-07-2018 at 10:42am
Yes, and needs a rescue?  BTW, does anyone know who this is? One of us??? ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: July-07-2018 at 10:50am
Looks like something Larry would create  ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: July-07-2018 at 11:06am
Gary, That did cross my mind but there are too many details that look real. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: July-07-2018 at 11:33am
https://www.ctpost.com/photographers_chris_preovolos/slideshow/Photographer-s-portfolio-Chris-Preovolos-30538.php" rel="nofollow - Looks like the real thing!! White River near Broad Ripple Park Indiana ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: Duane in Indy
Date Posted: July-07-2018 at 11:50am
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https://www.ctpost.com/photographers_chris_preovolos/slideshow/Photographer-s-portfolio-Chris-Preovolos-30538.php" rel="nofollow - Looks like the real thing!! White River near Broad Ripple Park Indiana[/QUOTE] Zach's stomping grounds ------------- Keep it as original as YOU want it 1978 Mustang (modified) |
Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: July-07-2018 at 1:04pm
Oh, they went over the dam. I thought they were headed upstream, just needed a few more ponies to get up and over!  ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: SNobsessed
Date Posted: July-07-2018 at 8:11pm
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An anchor would have been helpful there. ------------- “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Ben Franklin |
Posted By: Brock7
Date Posted: July-14-2018 at 5:34pm
| I can here the fuel pump buzzing without doing anything so does that indicate whether or not that needs to be replaced? |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: July-14-2018 at 6:07pm
Brock, Have you had a chance to take a look at the manual and the gt40 diagnosis thread? Yes, more details would be great so we can try to help like the fuel pressure at the rail?
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