I have never have had a fuel pump problem car or boat so this is a new area for me.
I started having random shut downs. The first four or so times the engine would restart immediately and run normally. Now the engine starts and runs for ~a minute and then doesn't restart or won't start at all.
I noticed a very rapid sort of loud clicking coming from the fuel pump at times when I was trying to start the engine. So I (a) opened the fuel fill cap (b) shorted across the OPSS (c) took the purple wire from the key and the wire to the electric fuel pump off coil + and joined them together.
Now when I turn the key to on I get loud rapid clicking from the fuel pump that never quits - like it's pumping air. I vaguely remember forum member ED had this problem or something similar but I can't find the posts. They're probably buried in a thread.
The fuel pump on the engine is the original one that came with the engine from Universal. The boat was built in 1979 so it's been in service since then.
And, yes, I did have the fuel shut off valve at the tank open.
In the Moyer online catalog there are two electric fuel pumps listed: One rated at 2-3 PSI and one rated at 3-4 PSI for a Catalina 30. I presume I want the 2-3PSI rated model for my Catalina 27?
Any and all comments or advice would be much appreciated. It's summer. I want to go sailing not work on the boat.
TRUE GRIT
I started having random shut downs. The first four or so times the engine would restart immediately and run normally. Now the engine starts and runs for ~a minute and then doesn't restart or won't start at all.
I noticed a very rapid sort of loud clicking coming from the fuel pump at times when I was trying to start the engine. So I (a) opened the fuel fill cap (b) shorted across the OPSS (c) took the purple wire from the key and the wire to the electric fuel pump off coil + and joined them together.
Now when I turn the key to on I get loud rapid clicking from the fuel pump that never quits - like it's pumping air. I vaguely remember forum member ED had this problem or something similar but I can't find the posts. They're probably buried in a thread.
The fuel pump on the engine is the original one that came with the engine from Universal. The boat was built in 1979 so it's been in service since then.
And, yes, I did have the fuel shut off valve at the tank open.
In the Moyer online catalog there are two electric fuel pumps listed: One rated at 2-3 PSI and one rated at 3-4 PSI for a Catalina 30. I presume I want the 2-3PSI rated model for my Catalina 27?
Any and all comments or advice would be much appreciated. It's summer. I want to go sailing not work on the boat.
TRUE GRIT
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