All,
We took our 05 Bayliner 185 series out today, boat fired right up without any issues. We took it up and down the lake for about 15 minutes. Made our way back in to pick some family up. We were docked for about 10 minutes or so. Fired the boat back up and and while in reverse backing up, it just died. We tried to start it over and over and it would not start. We tried some starter fluid but it did not help. We checked to see that we were getting a spark coming off the distributor and we were, we also checked for a spark at the plug wire that goes onto the distributor cap and rotor and we got a spark. Could the distributor cap/rotor be bad not allowing enough volts through the system? Also, we do not smell a mixture of fuel when trying this either. When cranking, it’s turning over and trying to start but it just doesnt(it appears it might be a little sluggish but not real bad so I’d estimate it’s about 80% or so to full power when cranking).
Any help would be great!
Thanks, Dan
We took our 05 Bayliner 185 series out today, boat fired right up without any issues. We took it up and down the lake for about 15 minutes. Made our way back in to pick some family up. We were docked for about 10 minutes or so. Fired the boat back up and and while in reverse backing up, it just died. We tried to start it over and over and it would not start. We tried some starter fluid but it did not help. We checked to see that we were getting a spark coming off the distributor and we were, we also checked for a spark at the plug wire that goes onto the distributor cap and rotor and we got a spark. Could the distributor cap/rotor be bad not allowing enough volts through the system? Also, we do not smell a mixture of fuel when trying this either. When cranking, it’s turning over and trying to start but it just doesnt(it appears it might be a little sluggish but not real bad so I’d estimate it’s about 80% or so to full power when cranking).
Any help would be great!
Thanks, Dan
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