Engine trouble
- Thread starter JetManiac
- Start date
- Location
- Jacksonville, FL
I had the same problem this weekend. My low speed jets were stopped up. Cleaned them out and ran great.
chrisdoc0608
insulting
- Location
- rocky mount, nc
same here, clean the carb circuits out with compressed air
- Location
- Marshall, AR
I had a very similar prob with my fx1. Check your carb internals. Mine would start but would die when throttle was applied. On the fuel pump side of the carb I had one of the small clear diaphrams ripped. Check your jets as well. Could be water/trash in tank, filter, or lines. Make sure compression is good and you have fuel in tank.
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Idok
F1pro
- Location
- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
carbs just dont go bad overnight....
chris:
1. check your fuel filter
2 check the carb screens (this is your best bet)
3. make sure no water or air trapped in the carb diaphragms.....
I'd bet its #2
chris:
1. check your fuel filter
2 check the carb screens (this is your best bet)
3. make sure no water or air trapped in the carb diaphragms.....
I'd bet its #2
Woody
Need to save my money!!
- Location
- Long Island
the gas from the mobil across the street from the makai was absolute garbage...methanol...may want to dump the tank and run fresh gas through
Idok
F1pro
- Location
- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
Woody
Need to save my money!!
- Location
- Long Island
same in NY...all of our skis were running horrible and you could smell it out of the exhaust tho.
idok...your ski looked sick too in daytona...congrats on the awesome paint
idok...your ski looked sick too in daytona...congrats on the awesome paint
EightySeven550
Always just this close
- Location
- Tampa (Carrollwood)
If it was running great one day and not the next, I had a similar situation. I found something (or someone) somehow partially pulled a fuel line of a connection point, I would check all your fuel lines, you may be sucking air.
- Location
- St.Louis Missouri
Guys as Idok said, your carbs dont just go bad overnight. If it was sitting for a year not running, then he tried firing it and it ran like crap then yea I would pull carbs apart.
Its going to be something more simple then rebuilding the carbs.
Its going to be something more simple then rebuilding the carbs.
Idok
F1pro
- Location
- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
its the screen! (or a clogged in line fuel filter!)
he said it idles....i'd bet if you goose the throttle it either dies, or "burps"
i'd also bet he could get the rpms' up if the throttle is feathered a bit.....
FWIW...I have ridden superjets now about 5-6 years and have NEVER had to rebuild a carb..clean them out, yes...rebuild, never.
he said it idles....i'd bet if you goose the throttle it either dies, or "burps"
i'd also bet he could get the rpms' up if the throttle is feathered a bit.....
FWIW...I have ridden superjets now about 5-6 years and have NEVER had to rebuild a carb..clean them out, yes...rebuild, never.
Mark44
Katie's Boss
- Location
- 100% one place
- Location
- Marshall, AR
I have a question, what causes the small clear diaphrams to rip or crinkle? The guy I bought my ski from said he had the carb rebuilt b4 I bought it. When I took it out it wouldnt rev out, it would kinda idle. That 1 small clear diaphram is all I could find, my filters are fine. Whats ripping it? I havent run it since so I dont know if its fixed yet.
Improper installation!
- Location
- Marshall, AR
Good answer, I was looking for something a little more complicated and less obvious like minnows got in my carb and ate it.
Seriously, those check valves can be a pain to install. Its almost not worth replacing them during a rebuild if nothing is wrong with them.
The Penguin
triple secret probation
- Location
- down by the river
1 diaphragm?
in the fuel pump - there should be 2. (and yes - they are a pain to install) Not only do you have to make sure not to punch a hole in the rubber doodad, you have to make sure they are installed the right-way "up"
on the back of the metering plate - there is a small oval one.
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