2007 Mercury 90hp losing fuel pressure

Dmcmillion

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I recently bought a 2007 Bass Tracker with a 90hp Mercury motor. Note: This boat had set for 3-4 years in a storage area.
Once I took it to a shop the technician went completely through the engine. He said it was good to go, but once I got on the lake the boat ran good for about 15 minutes then started acting like it was starving for fuel. Took it back to him like 4 times now. Figured out the fuel line in the module was completely gone. Fixed that issue then took it back out and then i got it plained out and ran for about 200 more yards and started loosing power. Took it back to the shop to find out it runs good for about 4 minutes then looses fuel pressure bad. My question is, what causes me to loose fuel pressure?

Put my fuel module in another Mercury boat motor and it runs good.
 

GA_Boater

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Welcome aboard.

Since the boat sat idle 3 or 4 years, the fuel tank is a good place to start. Gunk in the tank may be blocking the pick-up or the anti-siphon valve may be bad.
 

Dmcmillion

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Today we changed some fuel lines going from tank to fuel module. I remember once we pulled the lines off the first time there was clear plastic linings filling the lines but we cleaned those out. Like I said just from tank to fuel module tho. Do you think it would be a good idea to hook a separate tank to it and see if it works correctly.
 

GA_Boater

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Yes. Another tank hooked up to the hose from the tank connection will tell you where the fuel draw problem is.
 
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