[Rhodes22-list] Yamaha 9.9 Won't idle properly

[Leland]

Rory,

Mine wouldn't idle because it needed a new thermostat.

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  AT EASE
2000 9.9 Mercury Outboard  
Kent Island, MD


R Orkin wrote:
> 
> Thanks.. New Gas-New Carb...
> After spending several hundred dollars on new carb I am trying not to
> spend any more on service calls.
> Appreciate the help though.. Will call him if no one has a troubleshooting
> route..
> 
> 
> Alice Weisz-2 wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Rory, 
>> 
>> I had similar problems with my Yamaha 9.9  4 stroke....in fact, all kinds
>> of problems (like you did).  Finally did 2 things...put additive in the
>> gas (from West Marine: Star-tron gas additive).  I don't think that was
>> the solution. What really turned things around is that I found someone
>> who knows engines and he services mine. Eric owns Cox Creek Services and
>> he will work on the engine while it's on the boat!  443 262 5752  (cell:
>> 410-604-2569)  He's in Chester, MD 21619 (that's on Kent Island).  He's a
>> nice human being and if you give him a call,  he'll probably advise you
>> of possibilities where to look in the motor.  Not sure he'd make a
>> housecall - I'm not familiar with the distance.   You might want to
>> mention me as I have the same motor and he's now helped me out a number
>> of times. 
>> Best of luck!
>> 
>> Alice Weisz
>> Kent Island, MD
>> BEATS PROZAC 
>> Recycled 1990 Rhodes 22
>>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>>   From: R Orkin<mailto:roryorkin at verizon.net> 
>>   To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> 
>>   Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2010 4:27 PM
>>   Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Yamaha 9.9 Won't idle properly
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>   My Yamaha 9.9 has been a pain since the day I got it.. I had constant
>>   carburator trouble which I attributed to the ethanol gas. Hard
>> starting,
>>   needed to block air intake to choke it to start and could never get it
>> to
>>   run right at idle. Finally after several rebuilds, I replaced the
>> carburator
>>   now it starts right up but the rpm's keep rising and falling and will
>> not
>>   stabilize.. This is new. Changed plugs and inline filter..
>>   Only thing left is perhaps float set wrong or the mixture.. Mixture is
>>   supposed to be factory set and it has a plug that needs to be knocked
>> out to
>>   get to it..  Anyone have a similar problem that they resolved?
>> 
>> 
>>   -----
>>   Rory Orkin
>>   Tilghman, Md
>>   2000 Recycled  Rhodes 22
>>   Duet ll
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