Katsuo
Participating Member
- City
- Simi Valley
- State
- SoCal
Just had my first breakdown on the water. Was drifting with the motor idling, and it sputtered out. Wouldn't restart, had to be towed in. Fortunately I was fishing with a buddy boat.
Turned out to be a fuel pump, the "high pressure" one. They said I need to start making it a habit to open the access port on the transom and squeeze the the primer ball before starting the motor after the boat has sat unused for more than a few days. My dealer never said anything about needing to do this when we went over procedures at delivery. They say failures occur when the pump goes dry - "dusting the brushes" they called it. I have a Yam 115.
Anyone else had this problem?
Turned out to be a fuel pump, the "high pressure" one. They said I need to start making it a habit to open the access port on the transom and squeeze the the primer ball before starting the motor after the boat has sat unused for more than a few days. My dealer never said anything about needing to do this when we went over procedures at delivery. They say failures occur when the pump goes dry - "dusting the brushes" they called it. I have a Yam 115.
Anyone else had this problem?