Was running yesterday at about 30mph and the motor slowly died. It then wouldn't restart and i trolling motor'd it home.
Plenty of 93 octane in the tanks, however, the primer bulb never gets hard when pumping.
Hoping its a fuel issue.
Anyone else ever have this problem?
Dave
2010 Ranger Z521- 250 SHO
Update, ran a 5 gallon gas can to the motor and it fired right up.
What tends to get clogged from the tank to the primer bulb?
Dave
2010 Ranger Z521- 250 SHO
inline water separator filter
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When was the last time the big blue fuel filter between the engine and the gas tank replaced?
2013 Ranger Z520c, 2013 Yamaha 250 SHO
2018 Ranger RT198p, 2013 Mercury 150 Optimax
yes this one,
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I've owned the boat for a year, and haven't done it yet. Motor was rebuilt by previous owner and has about 75hours on it now and the water separator hasn't been done since i've owned it.
But here's the latest update. Once the engine would run, we reconnected everything and attempted to prime from the onboard tanks again. On tank 1, no gas will pump out, on tank two, gas pumps fine. Gas Gauge reads full on both tanks.
Either Tank 1 has a clog in the line, or the gas gauge is broke and the tank is empty.
Regardless, i'm ordering a new water separator, and fuel filter.
Is that the correct part number for a 2010 SHO 250? MAR-FUELF-IL-TR?
Dave
2010 Ranger Z521- 250 SHO
as far as I know they all use that one.
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You may have a collapsed fuel line or cracked sucking air, from the bad tank. Unlikely but you could also have a bad changer over valve between the tanks.
2014 Phoenix 721XP, 250 SHO, Bobs Action Jack, Dual Blades, 112 Ultrex, 2019 Lariat FX4 F150 Supercrew 4x4
I had the same issue on my boat and it was the two way gas tank switch. The switch failed and would not allow gas from the tank to the engine.
Randy Almeida
2023 Caymas CX21
Mercury Pro XS
Any recommendations on how to troubleshoot the gas tank switch?
Dave
2010 Ranger Z521- 250 SHO
Access the gas tank switch and swap the gas lines going into each inlet. If the issue remains with the tank selector then I would say it's the switch. If you swap the lines to the tank that is working and the issue carries over then I would start checking lines for blockage or leaks.Originally Posted by FerstlerSlim
Randy Almeida
2023 Caymas CX21
Mercury Pro XS
I had the same problem with my last boat. I changed bulb's, water separater, fuel lines cleaned O2 sensor finally found out that a relay was bad. I bet that might be your problem
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