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

[Leland]

Rory,

Yep.  That's exactly what it did.

Lee

R Orkin wrote:
> 
> 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
>>>>   Duet ll
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