225 etec and fish finder help needed

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October 19, 2012 at 7:53 pm #306856

delta rat
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Have a 2005 etec and took it out today fired up great at the ramp idled out was going about 30 took a turn and engine sputtered and died as if out of gas which it wasnt. Wouldnt start back up. after 15 min started ran real rough died trolling motor back to ramp. Got home suspecting a fuel pump issue. Took off fuel filter turned on key little to no fuel hooked up the hose and cranked and it fired up ran like a champ. Turned off put filter back on fired right up idled for over 10 min or so until the temp light came on. I am baffled any suggestions? Thinking maybe I got some debris in the filter? was going to head back out but a bit nervous now. Second issue is the front fishfinder will read low voltage real quick within 10-15 min of fishing appears I ahve enought voltage to the head. Unit is brand new from humminbird. Boat battery is brand new.

October 19, 2012 at 9:06 pm #306857

HOMan
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Battery even though its new can be bad, have you Load Tested The Batter?

October 19, 2012 at 9:51 pm #306858

mike dominick
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Wire the depth finder direct (with its own wire) back to the battery and your problem will most likely disappear.

October 19, 2012 at 11:20 pm #306859

scubaman154
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Sounds like water in fuel to me as well as primer bulb. I had similar issue and it was the bulb

October 20, 2012 at 3:24 pm #306860

mike dominick
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Here is a long discussion on the graph / battery issue.http://www.bbcboards.net/…ent-issue-developed.html

October 21, 2012 at 12:58 am #306861

delta rat
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Well got it home and it fired up. took it back out ran like a champ. while i sat in the water scatching my head i flipped the tank from the main to the rear ran it and it starved out. I realized that is what I did in the morning. tunred back to main tank pumped bulb and ran like a champ again. switched to rear and within five minutes dead. Thought i may have had a vent issue so went home cleaned all the vents and still not fix. Now I wonder if someting aray with the valve checking that tomorrow or maybe in the pickup in the rear tanks. Does each rear tank have a pick up? Pretty baffled right about now.. joy of boat ownership thanks for the advice on the fish finder will tackle that joker next. Fuel issue i think more of a priority now.

October 21, 2012 at 1:17 am #306862

Bobcat
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Hey delta,Id be real suspicious of the fuel lines. with your problem isolated to the rear tank setting I would replace the fuel lines to the rears at least. Then cut them open to see if one or both had delaminated from the ethanol/fuel issue. The delamination will eventually collapse pinching off the fuel flow. (not visible from outside) also as mentioned the primer bulb can suffer the same fate but since it works on main tank setting, I would guess either the valve is clogged or the fuel lines are delaminating. Bob

October 22, 2012 at 1:45 am #306863

delta rat
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that makes a lot of sense i also noticed when it ran out once i switched tanks it was just a few sqeezes of the bulb and i was good. If i leaave it on the rear tank cant get the bulb to fill. I will definitel check this..thnx
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