Wellcraft Boat Owners Forum

I had my engine pulled in winter to replace gimble bearing. Boat ran great at 3-5 mph for a few trips. Last weekend both engines started strong, I drove about 20 miles at 3200rpm and the engine stalled when I slowed down. the next day I got it to start 1 more time first click with key both engines fired up and sounded great gauges looked good on dash. Shut off after a couple minutes and tried again and engine would just crank. I get a real low alarm that crackles in and out. Sometimes the alarm is a solid high pitch. Batteries are fully charged and I have full oil in engine. Because the engine had been pulled last year winter and it ran great I'm thinking/hoping something came loose. Could it be the ground and if so how do I find it? I have a 1998 wellcraft 3000. When alarm comes on no alarm lights display.

Did u ck what I posted on your other post, your not going to get fuel pumped, if these are not functioning, ck your wires on tps, is yours throttle body or mpi,

Is your sea water pump good?, maybe hot mtr.,u have bravo outdr.?,pull frt port hose off themostat housing,see if it's hosing water out when turning over or running for a moment ,alarm might just be old?,does it sound loud and normal on crank before canceling out after start? Sounds like it starts cold from your discipt, quits after warmed, I ddint get 2yr out my last pump vane

check fuel pump low oil pressure switch, or of course oil pressure. Fuel pump gets cut off without oil pressure.

I looked at wires and they all appear to be connected. I am no mechanic so I may have to bite the bullet and hire someone to look at it. The marina that I had pull the engine is booked and can't tell me when they can get to look at it. My gut tells me something is loose or at least I hope that's the case. When I was leaving marina someone had a similar issue with ground wire. It was connected but wasn't fit snug. Ill try to get down there this week to see if I can find where it is grounded. Thanks for all the helpful advice, I appreciate it!

I verified everything looked to be connected. I took cover off carberator and found no fuel only a drip here and there. I must have a throttle body as there are 2 areas where the fuel gets sprayed in. The video on you tube showed feel spraying in. I have nothing. Still get low oil pressure alarm after every couple turn of the key.

If the oil pressure is low the fuel pump wont come on. Id hook a mechanical gauge up and see if the motors building pressure.

Is it hard to replace low oil switch and fuel pump? I do not have tools to check pressure.

DO you know of any links or documentation that can show me how to find where oil switch/censor and fuel pump is located? I would like to start with oil switch or censor as I think that's whats causing the issue. If that does not work I will try to replace fuel pump and filter.

I went down to boat and did more troubleshooting. When I was cranking engine I noticed I had about 20 PSI of pressure. I do not hear alarm until I fire up the other engine. The alarm lights up red on STBD oil pressure. I will try to replace low oil sensor and hope that will get gas flowing again to the engine. Should I replace fuel filter and fuel pump if that does not fix it?