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    Well, This is the time of year I love the best for chasing crappie. I was doing pretty good using DK’s single pole technique and now my boat motor is failing me. 2007 Optimax has always run great. Now it will run ok for about 15 minutes then dies and won’t stay running....won’t even idle. Let it sit for about 15 minutes and it will start perfect and will run at an idle long enough to get it on the trailer. Fuels good, no trash in the filters or in the fuel pump chambers. It’s sure got me scratching my head.

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    Maybe the inside of your fuel line has degraded.

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    No. I replaced it all a couple of years ago . I’ve also cleaned the fuel pump housing and all screens and filters.

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    I had a similar issue with my 89 yamaha 150. Went through all the easy fix fuel lines, filter, rebuilt the fuel pump stuff myself. Finally took it to a mechanic. He said it was a piece of something (probably file line) in one of the carbs that would settle and then get sucked into a jet and block the fuel flow while it was running.

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    Thanks for the suggestions. I guess I’m going to have to find a good mechanic. Any suggestions?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumpygramps View Post
    Thanks for the suggestions. I guess I’m going to have to find a good mechanic. Any suggestions?
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    I’ve been out of town a couple of days and just saw this. I’ll sure give them a call. Thanks DK

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    Try pumping the priming bulb when it begins to stop running. If it picks up and runs ok, it is almost always a hole in the fuel line. Doesn't matter how old it is. I have seen new ones with a hole in them. Cheap check before you take it to a mechanic. Mine would run fine for 10 minutes or so then begin spitting and sputtering until it shut off and it was tough to get it started back up. But if I kept pumping the bulb it would run ok. The hole was causing an air pocket cutting off the gas.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumpygramps View Post
    No. I replaced it all a couple of years ago . I’ve also cleaned the fuel pump housing and all screens and filters.
    Just because you replaced it 2 years ago is no guarantee that it is still good. Some of the fuel lines being sold now are crap and they can go from OK to bad in a heartbeat.

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