- Location
- Coeur D' Alene, ID
Vf3 reeds installed about a month ago. Starting noticing issues about 2 weeks ago where motor just was not hitting as well as it was. Subbed pretty deep off of a failed backflip and when i came up it did not want to start (worse than normal water ingestion clear out), ever since then it has started hard.
However, it was still backflipping just fine for the most part so I kept riding as it was. Took it out yesterday and was a noticeable lack in power, was able to get a few around but just was not performing. Pulled my F/A's and my back carb was coated in the white slime, so mixing oil and water, was coated all the way up into the F/A. Adjusted the ski so it would idle and watched inside the carbs while it was running and noticed when i stopped the motor i was getting a whitish mist coming up out of the rear carb, didn't quite look like exhaust but maybe atomized fuel?
Between the performance issues, the goo and the smoke/mist coming back out of the rear carb I assumed reeds. Pulled both sets today and while nothing is broken, there is a noticeable difference between the two sets. Namely the rear problem carb has some significant gaps to my untrained eye (never have had to mess with reeds before.)
I attached pictures of both sets of reeds hoping you guys can confirm before I spend a bunch of money to replace reeds. Also curious if i can reverse the reeds in the cages to get some more life out of them.
Appreciate the help guys!
Reeds I think are fubar in this post, reeds I think are ok in 2nd.
However, it was still backflipping just fine for the most part so I kept riding as it was. Took it out yesterday and was a noticeable lack in power, was able to get a few around but just was not performing. Pulled my F/A's and my back carb was coated in the white slime, so mixing oil and water, was coated all the way up into the F/A. Adjusted the ski so it would idle and watched inside the carbs while it was running and noticed when i stopped the motor i was getting a whitish mist coming up out of the rear carb, didn't quite look like exhaust but maybe atomized fuel?
Between the performance issues, the goo and the smoke/mist coming back out of the rear carb I assumed reeds. Pulled both sets today and while nothing is broken, there is a noticeable difference between the two sets. Namely the rear problem carb has some significant gaps to my untrained eye (never have had to mess with reeds before.)
I attached pictures of both sets of reeds hoping you guys can confirm before I spend a bunch of money to replace reeds. Also curious if i can reverse the reeds in the cages to get some more life out of them.
Appreciate the help guys!
Reeds I think are fubar in this post, reeds I think are ok in 2nd.
The broken pieces likely passed right through the exhaust port. Stock exhausts are really just mufflers and have much less-effective return waves than aftermarket tuned pipes.