[Rhodes22-list] Is there anyone out there who can help mewithmy Yahmaha 9.9 4 stroke

Tue Aug 12 15:34:13 EDT 2008

Alice:  The service manager at Clarks Landing (formerly SkipJack Landing)
showed me how to service my outboard.  What he really taught me was to pay
someone else to do it.  They'll come to your boat and service it there, or
pull your motor and take it to their shop.

Dan:  This same guy told me to flush the motor once or twice a year using
the "earmuffs."

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
Kent Island, MD

Alice Weisz-2 wrote:
> 
> HI Dan
> 
> My throttle will not go all the way in neutral, either.  Only half way and
> I thought that was normal as that's all it did in forward .... until a few
> days ago when it went all the way in forward!!????  I have no idea of
> what's going on.  Would love to hear what your marina guy has to say.  I,
> too, heard about the rabbit ears but, for the same reason  ie. runoff of
> water is strong, did not go that route.
> 
> I'll keep you posted if I learn anything new and would appreciate the same
> from you.   Considering all I want to do is sail, this motor thing sure
> does take the joy out of it.
> 
> Alice
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Daniel Johnson<mailto:djohnson0671 at gmail.com> 
>   To: The Rhodes 22 Email List<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> 
>   Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 12:45 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Is there anyone out there who can help
> mewithmy Yahmaha 9.9 4 stroke
> 
> 
>   Alice,
> 
>   I'll be interested to hear what responses you get.  You have been way
> more
>   agressive than I have with a similar problem.  We got ours from Stan in
>   April.  Engine seemed to run fine.  However, I note that on mine, the
>   throttle will only go perhaps to 1/4 throttle in neutral - just won't go
> any
>   higher, and hasn't since I got it - I thought that was normal.  Anyway -
> as
>   you did, I added about 1.5 gallons of gas to perhaps the 2 left in the
> tank;
>   put in the additive recommended for gas with ethanol.  It ran fine for
> one
>   trip, now won't start at all.  The starter runs, but engine never
> cranks.
> 
>   I'm having the marina look at it this week as they have the same motor
> on
>   one of thier work boats they use for pushing boats around the marina.
> 
>   While I don't think it is at all related, should I be flushing the motor
>   with freshwater somehow after each use.  I know it isn't plugged - water
>   still runs out the port fine when the engine runs.  But I have seen the
>   "earmuff" brackets at West Marine and Boaters World that supposedly will
>   permit this flush.
> 
> 
>   On 8/11/08, ALICE WEISZ <amicw5 at msn.com<mailto:amicw5 at msn.com>> wrote:
>   >
>   > Following it's vacation (rehab) in NC with Stan, my Yamaha 4 stroke
> 9.9 hp
>   > with tiller control was purring...
>   >
>   > Last weekend, after 3 weeks of not using it, I decided to get some gas
> (had
>   > 1 gallon left in the 5 gal tank).  Got the mid-grade at Shell and
> added the
>   > "blue" West Marine additive (said to add about 1 oz, I did about 1.5
>   > oz).  Then I tried to start the motor.  After multiple attempts, I
> finally
>   > got to the point where it would continue to run in Neutral ONLY at max
>   > speed.  As I tried to lower the speed, it would Konk out.
>   >
>   > Needless to say... I was a bit 'DISMAYED'.  I took off the cover and
>   > sprayed the carburetor opening with some stuff I've used I've used in
> the
>   > past (cleaner).. to no avail.
>   >
>   > I next opened the gas tank and took out the filter.... cleaned that
>   > (thinking that some 'gunk' - industry term- had settled on the bottom
> and
>   > was now dislodged.
>   >
>   > Again to no avail.  NEUTRAL at high speed runs - but not smoothly.
>   > Obviously if I can't bring it down, I can't switch to another gear.
>   >
>   > SO.... this weekend, I "gave back" the gas to the Shell man (you
> should
>   > have seen his face!!) and got 2 gallons of 87 octane (as indicated in
> owners
>   > manual) at a different gas station.  No additive... same results.  
> Put in a
>   > different additive...same.   Finally this last additive (Sea Foam)
> said to
>   > tune-up small motors (2 and 4 stroke) just put additive straight into
> gas
>   > line (with engine running) and let sit for 5 minutes... then run.   NO
>   > change.  NEXT I started to minimally adjust the idle screw... no help.
>   >
>   > I'm at my wits end and ready to throw the motor overboard... except
> that I
>   > need it to get into and out of the marina.
>   >
>   > IDEAS???     SOLUTIONS????
>   >
>   > Know a good outboard mechanic in the Kent Island area????
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