1975 SeaRay SRV220 w/188hp Mercruiser (Ford 302)
I bought this boat about 6 weeks ago and here is how it has gone so far:
When I first got the boat I was able to start it, but it would bog down and die if I tried to throttle it up, sometimes backfiring through the carb. After a few attempts, I would eventually not be able to restart it.
Replaced points and condenser, and it fired right up. Idled strong (best thus far) and long enough to set the timing, then died. After this initial run it would only run for a couple seconds at a time and either backfire through carb or just die. (Did the exact same thing the next day - fired up and idled for a minute and then just backfiring and dieing after that.)
Suspected fuel pump and replaced that today. Now it won't fire at all. I am able to make it fire for just a second with starting fluid, but can't keep it running and won't fire without the fluid.
The distributor cap is chipped in a couple of places (center hole and one other) but no where near the contact points, just the plastic at very top. I mention that because I'm not sure if it could be my problem because I think it was like this from the start, as in when it actually did fire and idle briefly before.
Tried to give all the pieces of the puzzle here, sorry it's kind of a mess of information. I do have a cap and rotor on the way but would like to know if anyone suspects this is my problem or do I need to keep looking elsewhere.
I've become very frustrated as I have not had a chance to get this boat on the water and the season in Minnesota is not very long, so I would greatly appreciate any help offered.
Thanks.
Edit: Replaced fuel/water separator filter along with fuel pump today, and there was a lot of water in the old one, is this to be expected? I was so sure the fuel pump was my issue that I filled the tank nearly full this morning before getting to work, expecting a trip to the lake to follow. Was nearly empty before, so I can't imagine there being a lot of water in there, but I don't know.
I bought this boat about 6 weeks ago and here is how it has gone so far:
When I first got the boat I was able to start it, but it would bog down and die if I tried to throttle it up, sometimes backfiring through the carb. After a few attempts, I would eventually not be able to restart it.
Replaced points and condenser, and it fired right up. Idled strong (best thus far) and long enough to set the timing, then died. After this initial run it would only run for a couple seconds at a time and either backfire through carb or just die. (Did the exact same thing the next day - fired up and idled for a minute and then just backfiring and dieing after that.)
Suspected fuel pump and replaced that today. Now it won't fire at all. I am able to make it fire for just a second with starting fluid, but can't keep it running and won't fire without the fluid.
The distributor cap is chipped in a couple of places (center hole and one other) but no where near the contact points, just the plastic at very top. I mention that because I'm not sure if it could be my problem because I think it was like this from the start, as in when it actually did fire and idle briefly before.
Tried to give all the pieces of the puzzle here, sorry it's kind of a mess of information. I do have a cap and rotor on the way but would like to know if anyone suspects this is my problem or do I need to keep looking elsewhere.
I've become very frustrated as I have not had a chance to get this boat on the water and the season in Minnesota is not very long, so I would greatly appreciate any help offered.
Thanks.
Edit: Replaced fuel/water separator filter along with fuel pump today, and there was a lot of water in the old one, is this to be expected? I was so sure the fuel pump was my issue that I filled the tank nearly full this morning before getting to work, expecting a trip to the lake to follow. Was nearly empty before, so I can't imagine there being a lot of water in there, but I don't know.
