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Hi guys,
hope you can help me out here! Boat is '97 SS.
Just recently had a fuel pump issue. Turned out to be the relay of the computer. Boat ran perfect, even better then before, which was already good. Happy me!
Only a week or so, and a couple hours of use later: same issue it seemed (no priming of the fuel pump. Engine turns over but doesn't start). Not so happy me.
Figured maybe the relay for the pump went out this time. Changed that out, but no.
A friend told me to bypass the relay and connect fuel pump directly with battery to see if fuel pump worked. Tried that, but killed the whole engine. Somehow, I must have caused a short circuit. (Yes I'm an idiot, and I know it, that's why I usually don't try stuff like this myself). Engine didn't turn over anymore; nada.
I checked the fuse between the battery and the engine, it's fine. Changed relays again; nothing. Really unhappy me.
Had a mechanic look at it today. 3 Fuses (? 60, 15, 12.5) on front of engine were checked and are OK) He found out that the signal from the ignition doesn't reach the pump. He put a wire straight from battery to relay (computer's relay, if I'm correct) to the green/pink wire, so the pump engages as soon as you put ignition on. It now starts giving extra gas, but runs really rough. Doesn't idle.
Mechanic says it's the spark plugs, but since it ran phenomenal only a week ago I don't think so. They might not be perfect (had fuel on them) but that's mainly of the rough running today, I think. Or they must have gone bad overnight.
My guess is that wiring the pump straight to battery 'confuses' the computer, and that that's why it's not running well. Maybe not, or even probably not since I'm an idiot... but either way I don't think the main issue are the plugs.
Any ideas and suggestions?! What might have gone bad when I tried hooking up the pump to the battery? What else to check or try?
Thanks all!
hope you can help me out here! Boat is '97 SS.
Just recently had a fuel pump issue. Turned out to be the relay of the computer. Boat ran perfect, even better then before, which was already good. Happy me!
Only a week or so, and a couple hours of use later: same issue it seemed (no priming of the fuel pump. Engine turns over but doesn't start). Not so happy me.
Figured maybe the relay for the pump went out this time. Changed that out, but no.
A friend told me to bypass the relay and connect fuel pump directly with battery to see if fuel pump worked. Tried that, but killed the whole engine. Somehow, I must have caused a short circuit. (Yes I'm an idiot, and I know it, that's why I usually don't try stuff like this myself). Engine didn't turn over anymore; nada.
I checked the fuse between the battery and the engine, it's fine. Changed relays again; nothing. Really unhappy me.
Had a mechanic look at it today. 3 Fuses (? 60, 15, 12.5) on front of engine were checked and are OK) He found out that the signal from the ignition doesn't reach the pump. He put a wire straight from battery to relay (computer's relay, if I'm correct) to the green/pink wire, so the pump engages as soon as you put ignition on. It now starts giving extra gas, but runs really rough. Doesn't idle.
Mechanic says it's the spark plugs, but since it ran phenomenal only a week ago I don't think so. They might not be perfect (had fuel on them) but that's mainly of the rough running today, I think. Or they must have gone bad overnight.
My guess is that wiring the pump straight to battery 'confuses' the computer, and that that's why it's not running well. Maybe not, or even probably not since I'm an idiot... but either way I don't think the main issue are the plugs.
Any ideas and suggestions?! What might have gone bad when I tried hooking up the pump to the battery? What else to check or try?
Thanks all!
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