Mullethead

<P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">2000 150 FICHT - 700 hours - since purchase in 2003 -<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o><P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">One of twinson 256 Dusky <o></o><P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Both engines wererunning fine, then I ran out of fuel (knew I was getting close to empty, new fuel tank and gauge, had extra gas on board) ? the engines sputtered , and while I was adding fuel, the stbd engine died. Boat?s fuel filter/water separators clean. Iadded fuel to the tank&amp; reprimed the stbd engine. I am gettingsolid gas in bulb, and removed and filled fuel filter on engine behind the air breather with fuel. Engine tried to cranka few times - now it just spins over - pulled spark plug and it looks dry.<o></o><P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">What is strange is that there is fuel pressure at theengine fuel filter. WhenI go to spin it off,fuel squirts out under pressure. I do not remember that happening before? <o></o><P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">It looks like the fuel pump is pressurizing the system up to the fuel filter- but nothing is getting to the injectors?<o></o><P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Still working ? but any one have any insight into repriming tricks or hazards? <o></o><P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Thanks <o></o><P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Keith<o></o>

Mullethead

<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Thanks whalersailor -<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o><P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Fixed this with time and persistence - and it runs? <o></o><P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Tied several hours this morning, no joy <o></o><P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">After I got back from going out with my dad for father's day lunch, I kept priming and cranking - this time hand someone prime while I cranked - finally started up -(?) <o></o><P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Best I can tell - the high pressure pump had vapor lock (though I thought these engines were immune to this) or something similar.<o></o><P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The moral of the story for me is never let this injected engines run dry. <o></o><P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">mullethead <o></o><P style="BACKGROUND: white">