2006RAMHEMI1979
Cadet
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- Apr 26, 2010
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Hi Everyone,
I have a 1989 Malibu 162 with a 1989 Mercury 100HP outboard. The other day I dropped the boat in the water and was taking my son out fishing. Boat seemed a little harder to start than normal but I thought nothing of it because the boat had not been out if a couple months. So, finally we get going and everything is normal and we are cruising at about 35mph for a mile or so and the all of a sudden I begin to lose power until she shuts right down. I turn the key off and try to start it again and it is a little trouble but get her going again and it does the same thing. So again, I get is started again and pop her into gear and we head back to the dock very slowly. Then it wants to stall at this speed as well. Then I realize that motor doesnt seem to be getting enough fuel, so I pump the prime ball as we are moving and you can feel it move forward faster as I pump it. We are able to get back to the dock doing this.
Anyone know where I should start? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Mark
I have a 1989 Malibu 162 with a 1989 Mercury 100HP outboard. The other day I dropped the boat in the water and was taking my son out fishing. Boat seemed a little harder to start than normal but I thought nothing of it because the boat had not been out if a couple months. So, finally we get going and everything is normal and we are cruising at about 35mph for a mile or so and the all of a sudden I begin to lose power until she shuts right down. I turn the key off and try to start it again and it is a little trouble but get her going again and it does the same thing. So again, I get is started again and pop her into gear and we head back to the dock very slowly. Then it wants to stall at this speed as well. Then I realize that motor doesnt seem to be getting enough fuel, so I pump the prime ball as we are moving and you can feel it move forward faster as I pump it. We are able to get back to the dock doing this.
Anyone know where I should start? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Mark