Anacapafish
New Member
- Mar 15, 2009
- 39
- Boat Info
- 225 Express Cruiser 1980
- Engines
- Mercruiser 260 MR Drive
Hey folks, Got her out a few weeks ago for the first time in 14 month restore ran beautifully no problems at all. SOOO... we planned another trip abit longer and got under way. About 20 minutes into our departure at 2200 rpm (the first time) it dies... Uh Ohhhh. Gave it a minute or two, started right up and away we go, a bit slower as I wanted to take it easy and really pay attention to how she sounded and felt. Died again, this time at maybe 1800-2000 rpm. Shut her down for a few minutes and well... you know the rest... this is how I got back to the harbor. I'd like to troubleshoot this asap. Any suggestions or similar problems? How high should the amp gauge read at regular operating conditions. Mine was reading about 25. I did not have any auxillary items on at the time of operating except vhf and fishfinder directly to the battery (fused) same as before. Could it be fuel pressure or a fuel pump?. Always appreciated