jssearay
Active Member
- Mar 7, 2019
- 116
- Boat Info
- 1998 sea ray 215 express cruiser
- Engines
- 5.7 mercruiser w/alpha 1, trailer boat, fresh water usage
new to us 1998 sea ray 215 express.............previous owner got it started before we purchased, the guy doing the prepurchase inspection got it started just fine, started fine when we sea trialed it.........now, three weeks later, i go out to start it.......hooked up water, turned on batteries, followed manual procedures, engine turns over, but no start..........repeated procedure, tried pumping throttle before starting, tried during starting..nothing....didn't want to kill the batteries so i quit, packed everything up, and went back in the house.........i am not a really mechanical guy, but does anyone have any ideas?.....did i not pump enough, too much, looked for a fuel shut off switch and found nothing........battery was still turning engine over quickly and i didn't really smell fuel...gonna give it another try today....thanks