2000 donzi 377 scoprion, throttle needed for warm starts
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whats up guys, after a long year of ownership and two fresh engine rebuilds i am having a problem with warm starts only. cold starts the boat fires up immedatley and rungs like a top. We went out for a cruise, came back to dock and let it sit for an hour. it needed around 30 percent throttle to fire off but then slowly come back to idle and its fine. BOTH engines do the same thing. I did buy this boat from a owner that purchase from an auction. other then this issue it runs flawlessly now. its MEFI 3.
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Injectors been serviced at any point? Leaky injectors will cause difficult hot starts but no problem at a cold start.
Also could be vapor locking if engine compartment is hot when you shutdown. Ethanol fuel will make this worse.
Also could be vapor locking if engine compartment is hot when you shutdown. Ethanol fuel will make this worse.
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I have twin 350s, 2001, MEFI 3 as well.
I did new fuel pumps, coolers, and pressure regulators. Solved a lot of my similar issues. it's a hassle to get all that off in the hull, so I just did 'all the parts'. The pump would work when it wanted to, and the pressure regulator was all rusted up.
I did new fuel pumps, coolers, and pressure regulators. Solved a lot of my similar issues. it's a hassle to get all that off in the hull, so I just did 'all the parts'. The pump would work when it wanted to, and the pressure regulator was all rusted up.
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