Starboard Engine Died While Driving

[Eclipse1701d]

Any idea what would cause Starboard engine to light CEL, Beep, and lose power? Restart was rough and illuminated CEL. Oil, Coolant, battery are okay. Two days later, pulled and checked plugs, all good. Engine started right up. Getting towed, sucks.

 

[JPass]

why did you need a tow if the port engine was fine? I thought the beauty of having twin engines was that you could always motor back (albeit slowly) to shore or the ramp.

 

[Eclipse1701d]

I had a clip for the exhaust hose, but it turned out that it was not big enough, and I did not want to go too fast and swamp my other engine. So with the current against us, I was heading back in at 4000RPM and 5MPH. After about 10 minutes, the computer sounded a beep. I was concerned that the Port engine was being pushed to hard, or the exhaust may have been getting hot, so I opted to use my Boat US membership to get us the last five miles in. I was thinking, "Do I really want to screw up the other engine, while I am at it?" Water temp was 85 degrees, that day...

 

[Eclipse1701d]

So, I disconnected and cleaned all electrical connections on the boat. It started right up, no more beeps. Drove out about 6 miles. Hung out. Drove back. While driving back, it felt a little rough if I dropped below 5000RPM, almost like it wasn't getting a steady stream of fuel. When I went to flush it out, the starboard engine would turn over, but not start. Any ideas? Something getting hot, but okay when cool?

 

[Premix]

Will the 210 Challenger still get on a plane with only one engine running?

 

[JPass]

Will the 210 Challenger still get on a plane with only one engine running?

I've never tried, but I don't see why not. 155 hp (least powerful set-up on the twins) should be enough to get the boat up to planing speeds.

 

[Eclipse1701d]

SOLUTION: Bad Crank Shaft Position Sensor.

 

[jomamma]

How did you come up with that solution.

 

[pwgsx]

You clamp the water hose from the pump to the engine, not the exhaust hose!!!

 

[Eclipse1701d]

You clamp the water hose from the pump to the engine, not the exhaust hose!!!

That is what I meant...

 

[JPass]

You clamp the water hose from the pump to the engine, not the exhaust hose!!!

This has been discussed at length in other threads. You can either block the line coming into the exhaust manifold or the line coming out. Either will work. It's simply preference.

 

[Premix]

You clamp the water hose from the pump to the engine, not the exhaust hose!!!

You can clamp the exhaust hose on most engines from 2009 and up. When there was a J-pipe design there was two exhaust hoses which made it impractical, but after that you only had one hose that put water into the muffler.