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Thanks for evryone's advice on my sudden "dying" problem. I'm going to check fuel lines for blockage and shifter/throttle assembly for "man overboard" kill switch short/problem, etc. I would like to know if when I disconnect the fuel line from where it attaches to the filter/seperator housing...
This is probably unrealted to my Runs Great For Long Period But Dies problem but thought I should mention it. Had lower unit service this winter/oil changed,etc, but 2nd time out for a decent run this year when I was trying to diagnose the cutoff problem, I noticed that there was NO, NONE, ZIP...
If anyone can help or give hints I would greatly appreciate it! I have a 1998 Sea Ray 270 Sundancer Cruiser with a Mercruiser 454 7.4L (I believe this is correct Liter displacement) Single Screw I/O, Bravo III drive. Sometimes after extended runs (1-2 hours) the engine dies abruptly at cruising...