Slipfloat10
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My 1993 70 HP Evinrude, on a 17' Lowe aluminum, runs great on plane for about 5 minutes, then just falls on its face and dies. I can immediately restart the engine, and bring it back on plane, after idling for a few minutes, but it repeats the fall on face thing. It seems to me that I'm running out of fuel, and the fuel filter appears to be original, so I've ordered a new filter, which should be in today. I'll replace the fuel filter when it arrives, and I'll head to the lake Tuesday to see if this fixes the problem, but I just wanted to test the waters to see if anyone else has any ideas. I recently purchased the boat from a man who claims to have had the carbs cleaned last Spring; I'm inclined to believe him because this doesn't seem to be a carb issue. Possibly low fuel pump output, but they're proud of those little suckers, so I wanted to exhaust other options first. BTW, the primer bulb is still firm when the engine dies.
Thanks in advance.
Ron
Thanks in advance.
Ron