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

[R Orkin]

Did it do the rising and falling rpm thing ??


Leland wrote:
> 
> 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
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Tilghman, Md
2000 Recycled  Rhodes 22
Duet ll
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