PanaSeaAh
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- Joined
- Mar 13, 2018
- Messages
- 182
- Fluid Motion Model
- R-25 Classic
- Hull Identification Number
- FMLT2519H809
- Vessel Name
- PanaSeaAhToo
Hoping maybe I could get some help...2009 R-25 with Cummins 2.0L 150: Short history is owned 12 months, ran great last year but always hard to start if not used for 3 for more days. Always started after priming. Put over 100 hours on it. Serviced in fall, then run for 30 miles to be sure everything was right. Stored inside and heated. Will not start and/or stay running. Fuel system had much air in it and very difficult to bleed and prime. Contacted local Mercruiser Service who did not want to work on a diesel and suggested I take it to a truck service. Second shop (also Mercruiser) said "no problem", bled fuel, then told me it wouldn't start (duh), so I should take it somewhere else. Called factory and was referred to Grand Haven Michigan dealer. They do not have a service department and referred me to Reed Yachts in Toledo Beach. They found me an excellent diesel mechanic and we have done the following so far: 2 New batteries (planned anyway) bled and primed, purged and confirmed fuel to injectors. Repaired leaking fuel return line connection on fuel pump (letting air in; no fuel out). All fuses checked. Contacted Cummins,and got the ol' "let me transfer you", followed by we do not know. Sensors disconnected and confirmed working: crank sensor, valve timing, fuel pressure, temp. (All send message to Sea Sense) Removed and checked fuel pickup from tank. Isolated fuel system from tank to fuel pump and pressure tested, no leaks. Removed all fuel connections and tried to run while drawing from a jug of fuel and returning to another jug. Started, but would only run for two minutes with very little return. Reassembled, re-purged, started, and got same result. After starts, got "low fuel pressure" or "fuel rail pressure parameter out of range" on Sea Sense panel. Not sure if this is why it stopped. Now won't start, and fuel pressure alarm comes up when cranking. No air in system after 8 days. Still can't connect with ECM.
Tried several times to connect to Cummins Insight (ECM). Won't talk to computer. (Message is "no connection") Confirmed computer and link work on another boat. without this, cant detect pump status or shutoff valve operation, if available.
Economic concerns aside, I am starting to see my season shorten or disappear.
ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. Including naming a Mercruiser dealer in eastern Michigan that could assist with electronics. Thank you
Tried several times to connect to Cummins Insight (ECM). Won't talk to computer. (Message is "no connection") Confirmed computer and link work on another boat. without this, cant detect pump status or shutoff valve operation, if available.
Economic concerns aside, I am starting to see my season shorten or disappear.
ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. Including naming a Mercruiser dealer in eastern Michigan that could assist with electronics. Thank you