skipperdude
Guru
I was out doing a little trolling for silvers this past weekend when the motor stopped.
A Cat 3208 n.a. I restarted it and it ran for about 15 seconds then stopped again and would not restart.
A*friend towed me to the harbor and we began looking for the problem. I changed all the filters then re-primed the fuel system with the hand pump on the engine still nothing.
Diagnosis:
I think there may be an issue with the ignition switch. As*I began, (about a few weeks ago.) *to get a voltage drop that would shut down all systems connected to key on** *.i.e. the*GPS system.
When* I had to leave the boat I was trying to check for continuity on the fuel solenoid. I had run a jumper to it to by pass the ignition switch and did get 14.2 volts at the solenoid. I didn't have time to un hook the hot wire to the solenoid to check for contunity.
The next time to the boat I am taking a new ignition switch and a new fuel solenoid.
Question:**What indications are present when the injector pump dies. I did crack an injector and cranked the motor and got nothing for fuel at the injector. I went back to where the fuel enters the injector pump to open the fuel line to see if I was getting fuel to the pump and snapped off the connector at the flange on the injector pump ( need a new one of those too). Any ideas on what this could be?
I am looking at
#1 ignition switch
#2 fuel solenoid
#3 injector pump.
Any think I am over looking here?
SD
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-- Edited by skipperdude on Tuesday 2nd of August 2011 09:26:38 AM
A Cat 3208 n.a. I restarted it and it ran for about 15 seconds then stopped again and would not restart.
A*friend towed me to the harbor and we began looking for the problem. I changed all the filters then re-primed the fuel system with the hand pump on the engine still nothing.
Diagnosis:
I think there may be an issue with the ignition switch. As*I began, (about a few weeks ago.) *to get a voltage drop that would shut down all systems connected to key on** *.i.e. the*GPS system.
When* I had to leave the boat I was trying to check for continuity on the fuel solenoid. I had run a jumper to it to by pass the ignition switch and did get 14.2 volts at the solenoid. I didn't have time to un hook the hot wire to the solenoid to check for contunity.
The next time to the boat I am taking a new ignition switch and a new fuel solenoid.
Question:**What indications are present when the injector pump dies. I did crack an injector and cranked the motor and got nothing for fuel at the injector. I went back to where the fuel enters the injector pump to open the fuel line to see if I was getting fuel to the pump and snapped off the connector at the flange on the injector pump ( need a new one of those too). Any ideas on what this could be?
I am looking at
#1 ignition switch
#2 fuel solenoid
#3 injector pump.
Any think I am over looking here?
SD
*
*
*
-- Edited by skipperdude on Tuesday 2nd of August 2011 09:26:38 AM