300/440/550 Fuel question on a time capsule 550

[Dylan921]

My Friend comes across a 89 550 in one of his clients sheds (he is a landscaper).
It is their son's but he's moved away and it has been sitting for years. The owner tried to start it a couple of years back when visiting and told his parent to just get rid of it.
So it sat. Except for mouse eaten spots on the pads, and a patina from sitting in a Sears shed for all these years it is like new. it still has a working toe pad at the front of the tray.
Problem is no fuel is getting to the carb. I poured some gas down the carb throat and it fired instantly and sounds crisp. There is a pulse at the pump but no fuel going to the carb.
I found (on Bike Bandits part fiche) the fuel relay and guessing this may be the culprit.
What is it for? Can I just bypass it? Do I just cap off the wire going to it or do I have to do anything in the electrics box?
I am an X-2 guy and the solenoid is new to me.
Thanks!

 

[N2 H2O]

The "fuel relay" is a rev limiter. It goes in the return line. The carb probably needs to be rebuilt if it's been sitting for a while. If it's stock, it has a bn44 carb. You can find rebuild kits on ebay for them. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Miku...ptZPersonalQ5fWatercraftQ5fParts#ht_642wt_939
If you want to bypass the rev limiter, run a fuel line directly from the return nipple on the carb to the gas tank. Cut the wire connecting the rev limiter to the electrical box and take it out. You need to put a restrictor in the return line if you take the rev limiter out. I would go ahead and get new fuel lines while your at it. Here's a place with really good prices on fuel line. http://www.jegs.com/p/JR-Race-Car/JR-Race-Car-Fuel-Line-and-Accessories/1014842/10002/-1

 

[Dylan921]

Thanks for the info and the links!