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

[David Bradley]

Hi Alice.

I've been disconnecting the gasline and running the motor dry for
years, on this boat and a 70 HP Yamaha I had on a Boston Whaler.
Always seems to have worked for me.  Would be interested to know if
others have been cautioned against doing that.

This Yamaha 9.9 never worked right when I first got it - it was an
earlier-year model that had not been sold but must have been demoed or
something and then sat in a warehouse for a few years.  It started
poorly and stalled at idle (or when changing gears) until I had a
mechanic really get the jets cleaned out.  He said gas must have sat
in the carb and turned to varnish.  For the two years since then it's
run great - starts with one or two pushes of the starter even if it's
been sitting for a month or more.  I always run it dry if I don't have
specific plans to be back on the boat in a day or two.

Dave


On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 10:26 AM, ALICE WEISZ <amicw5 at msn.com> wrote:
> Dave,
>
> When I got the engine repaired, I discussed the issue of disconnecting the fuel line and "running out' the gas with the mechanic.  He said that this was NOT a good idea as the carburetor needs to be wet.  My bet is on actual experience. with this motor.... let me know how it goes for you.
>
> Alice
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>  From: David Bradley<mailto:dwbrad at gmail.com>
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>  Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 10:52 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Is there anyone out there who can help mewithmy Yahmaha 9.9 4 stroke
>
>
>  Alice, I'm late joining the fray here but wanted to share my
>  experience.  I got a new 9.9 Yamaha with my boat.  I had trouble with
>  it for the first two years (even after paying a Yamaha dealer to
>  service it) until I finally hired a local guy (at a Honda dealer no
>  less) who would work on the motor at the slip.  He had to clean the
>  carburetor jets and adjust the throttle controls.  Best money I've
>  spent.  Starts like a charm now, even after sitting for a few months
>  over the winter.  What I try to do when I know I'm not going to run
>  the motor for a few weeks is run the motor out of gas when putting the
>  boat away.  Just unplug the fuel line from the motor or the tank.
>  That way the gas doesn't sit in the carburetor for weeks at a time.
>
>  Dave
>
>
>  On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 2:44 PM, Joe Babb <joe.babb at comcast.net<mailto:joe.babb at comcast.net>> wrote:
>  > Hi Alice,
>  > I'll be curious to know what you find out.  Our used 9.9 is getting
>  > harder to start, but still runs okay once it is started.
>  > I tried looking in my 9.9 service manual for hints but like most
>  > "troubleshooting" guides, it was useless.
>  > Since it does run, it's getting some gas, but it might be worth checking
>  > the fuel filter.  This is an inline afair.  Take off the
>  > cowl and follow the hose from the gas connection to the fuel filter.
>  > Not much of a way to test it other than replace I'm afraid.
>  > The other thing to check is the spark plug to see if it is fouled.
>  > Let us know the outcome.
>  > Joe
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