[Rhodes22-list] Yamaha 9.9 ideas needed.

Rik Sandberg sanderico1 at gmail.com
Mon Aug 18 09:19:36 EDT 2008


Brad,

The most common problem we had with our small engines at the track was 
the needle and seat getting some little piece of crap stuck in it and 
not being able to close all the way. This causes too much gas at low 
speed, ie fat at idle.

In her description of the things she had done, she still doesn't say 
that she removed and cleaned the float bowl and freed up/cleaned up the 
needle and seat. Just draining it doesn't always make much difference.

I applaud her efforts so far. learning this stuff on a expensive piece 
of equipment can be a little scary. But if she can't do this, she'd best 
do as Ed says and take the motor off the boat and find herself a mechanic.

Rik

Ayn Rand was a prophet - - it isn't my fault



Brad Haslett wrote:
> Rik,
>
> Ok, I get it now, when Alice says it will only run wide open in neutral she
> really means it will only run at half-throttle. Suck/Squeeze/Bang/Blow -
> obviously it does the last three so there's a problem with the suck
> formula.  Idle mixture screw?
>
> Brad
>
> On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 12:30 AM, Rik Sandberg <sanderico1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Brad,
>>
>> My 9.9 only opens about halfway in neutral too. Always been that way. To
>> be honest, I don't know what controls the stop on it. I doubt it's the
>> butterfly valve. It could be the choke, but it should be obvious, when
>> your messing around spraying stuff in the carb throat, if the choke is
>> stuck shut, no??
>>
>> You don't suppose the gear shift linkage got bent or something, somehow??
>>
>> Rik
>>
>> Ayn Rand was a prophet - - it isn't my fault
>>
>>
>>
>> Brad Haslett wrote:
>>     
>>> Hey Rik,
>>>
>>> This is what Alice had to say a few days ago,
>>>
>>> "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!!????"
>>>
>>> Stuck choke or a stuck butterfly valve?
>>>
>>> Brad
>>>
>>> On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 3:13 PM, ALICE WEISZ <amicw5 at msn.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>>   OK guys,  I've done things I thought I could never do... Before this
>>>>   my only knowledge of a spark plug was a box seen in an auto shop.
>>>>   ANYWAY,
>>>>
>>>>    I've removed and cleaned both spark plugs,
>>>>
>>>>   I've located and drained the carbeurator pan,
>>>>
>>>>    I've located and cleaned the fuel filters - both in the gas tank and
>>>>   in the fuel line.
>>>>
>>>>   I've put motor cleaner through the fuel line and sprayed it
>>>>   carbeurator cleaner into the carbeurator opening .
>>>>
>>>>    I've disconnected the fuel line twice and let the gas with additive
>>>>   run out and stop the motor.
>>>>
>>>>   I've played with the idle set to no avail.
>>>>
>>>>   Still the problem persists:  NEUTRAL runs only at max throttle.  BTW
>>>>   ... no problems starting the motor.   All this after only 3 weeks of
>>>>   not starting the motor and some new fuel - before which it was purring
>>>>   like a happy cat.
>>>>
>>>>   My next idea is to find the "auto choke" and see if it's stuck.  Other
>>>>   than that, a local serviceman suggested that I disconnect the
>>>>   carbeurator and bring it to him for service..... that one's beyond
>>>>   even my limited knowledge or guts.
>>>>
>>>>   HELP, please!!!!
>>>>
>>>>   Alice
>>>>   Alice
>>>>       ______________________________________________________________
>>>>
>>>>     From: Daniel Snyder <dancsnyder at comcast.net>
>>>>     Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>>     To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>>     Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Alice W - is your engine a Yamaha?
>>>>     This may be what you need... Robert delete or filter as this posted
>>>>     by Anti Marxist!
>>>>     Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:09:14 -0400
>>>>     Ed or Stan: Is the filter mentioned in Ed's reply recommended for
>>>>     the
>>>>     9.9 four stroke utilized by General Boats....and does one size fit
>>>>     all?
>>>>     Elton's procedure for starting it started with a few bulb squeezes,
>>>>     putting the engine in gear and twisting the throttle to full a
>>>>     couple of
>>>>     times, putting it back in neutral and twisting the throttle about
>>>>     1/4
>>>>     turn (as far as it goes in neutral) and then hitting the start
>>>>     button.
>>>>     Mine usually starts for a few seconds than stalls....but after
>>>>     repeating
>>>>     the process will generally start right up....and I'm ready to go.
>>>>     Sometimes I'll get a cloud of blue smoke for which clears in 10
>>>>     seconds
>>>>     or so. Dan in NH
>>>>     Tootle wrote:
>>>>     > This fuel filter is Yamaha's answer to the fuel fowling[sp]
>>>>     issue:
>>>>     >
>>>>     >
>>>>     http://www.sportsmansmarine.com/pages/customcatalogs/viewproductdet
>>>>     ail/126/436/863/4960/1/0/1/yamaha-fueloil-systems10micron-fuelwater
>>>>     -separating-filter-assembly-aluminum-head.aspx
>>>>     >
>>>>     > Insider Yamaha dealers are recommending its installation on all
>>>>     recent
>>>>     > Yamaha outboards to deal with the recurring fuel fowling[sp]
>>>>     problems with
>>>>     > Yamaha motors.
>>>>     >
>>>>     > This issue has gotten some manufactures attention?
>>>>     >
>>>>     > Ed K
>>>>     > Greenville, SC, USA
>>>>     > "Remember, not all crazy folks are locked up! Some own boats!"
>>>>     >
>>>>     >
>>>>     >
>>>>     >
>>>>     > R22RumRunner wrote:
>>>>     >
>>>>     >> Thanks Ed. Great article.
>>>>     >>
>>>>     >>
>>>>     >> In a message dated 8/16/2008 4:51:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>>     >> ekroposki at charter.net writes:
>>>>     >>
>>>>     >>
>>>>     http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/westadvisor/100
>>>>     01/-1/10001
>>>>     >> /Gasoline-EthanolYourBoat.htm
>>>>     >>
>>>>     >>
>>>>     >>
>>>>     >>
>>>>     >>
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>>>>     >>
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