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

[Brad Haslett]

Alice,

Pull the bowl off the bottom of the carburetor and dump the gunk/water out,
re-assemble and try again.  See if you can keep it running with with small
and timely sprays of starter fluid.  The odds are 90% that it is a fuel
problem.  Of those, there's a 50% chance the problem is in your carburetor
bowl.  If that doesn't work, we'll look at the other 45% of possible causes.

Brad

On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:16 AM, 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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