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

[R Orkin]

Hmm... Thanks for the tip.. I will try that


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