Evinrude 55 stalls after 20-30 minutes

stanfan

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My Evinrude 55 is Model 55873R. Don't know what year it is, but could go back to late 60's. Bought the boat 2 years ago.<br /><br />Started having a problem that the motor stalls out after about 30 minutes. I wait a few minutes and restart. Then it stalls after a minute or 2. Then it is wait, start, run, stall in repeating cycles all the way back to the dock. The run times get progressively shorter.<br /><br />We have checked the fuel, the filter, the lines, the compression, etc. and all seem okay. I would appreciated any help with this. Thanks!
 

JB

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Re: Evinrude 55 stalls after 20-30 minutes

Howdy, Stanfan.<br /><br />Could be temp related, as Jim suggests, or it could be fuel supply.<br /><br />What happens if you pump the primer bulb when she tries to die?<br /><br />What happens if you loosen the cap on the fuel tank?<br /><br />Good luck. :)
 
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