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

[Robert]

Hi,  If the problem is mostly at cold start up, there is a trick to "prime"
the motor.  Put the transmission in forward, which releases to throttle, and
work it left and right to "prime" the engine.  Put it back in neutral to
start it.  I often switch to forward while tied to the dock to warm up the
engine.  Hope it helps.  This was a tip from my marina.
Bob
Second Wind

-----Original Message-----
From: Arthur H. Czerwonky [mailto:czerwonky at earthlink.net] 
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 8:39 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Is there anyone out there who can help mewith
my Yahmaha 9.9 4 stroke

Dan,
I thing most outboards have a limiter for the throttle in the neutral
position, not limited in either forward or reverse.
Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: Daniel Johnson <djohnson0671 at gmail.com>
>Sent: Aug 11, 2008 12:45 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Is there anyone out there who can help mewith
my 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> 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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