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Engine shut down, seems to be fuel-related. 2005 SeaRay 320 DA w/ vdrive 350 MPIs
Yesterday, starboard engine died suddenly while under power. We had been at anchor for a couple hrs, then headed home, engines running about 45 minutes, only short bursts under power, mostly slow speed through channels. Restarts failed, engine tried to go, but acted exactly like it was not getting fuel. It it would start, it would only stay running a few seconds, then die again, and any attempt to throttle up caused immediate stop. I tried several more times while limping home on the one engine, hoping I would get it going again. But no luck.
So today, marina was able to fire it right up, no issues at all, no codes (I have the smartcraft system). They ran it for 1/2 hr under mild load (I suspect in gear above idle while tied to slip). They could find nothing. They checked the obvious burned-out problems like fuel pump, no heat damage or other issues evident. They could only guess that something temporarily clogged the fuel tank vent hose.
Any other ideas? I hate knowing that this issue is not solved and will just appear when again...
Yesterday, starboard engine died suddenly while under power. We had been at anchor for a couple hrs, then headed home, engines running about 45 minutes, only short bursts under power, mostly slow speed through channels. Restarts failed, engine tried to go, but acted exactly like it was not getting fuel. It it would start, it would only stay running a few seconds, then die again, and any attempt to throttle up caused immediate stop. I tried several more times while limping home on the one engine, hoping I would get it going again. But no luck.
So today, marina was able to fire it right up, no issues at all, no codes (I have the smartcraft system). They ran it for 1/2 hr under mild load (I suspect in gear above idle while tied to slip). They could find nothing. They checked the obvious burned-out problems like fuel pump, no heat damage or other issues evident. They could only guess that something temporarily clogged the fuel tank vent hose.
Any other ideas? I hate knowing that this issue is not solved and will just appear when again...