Tom,
You need to clean your carb. Could be a stuck needle/seat or check
valves. Fuel filter in carb could be stopped up. I have seen a lot of
carb problems since Katrina. People mostly put them up and are just
now to getting around to taking them out to the lake.
Dave
Tom wrote:
> Took my waverunner down to the lake today for the first time this
> season and having tough time starting it. It turns over fine but didnt
> start.
> 1 At the end of last season I did fill up the tank and add stabl and
> removed the battery. Hooked the batery up to a charger so that is fine.
> 2 At the lake I checked the plugs and they were basically dry - but
> replaced them anyway. 3 Sprayed quick start fluid in the cylinders and
> the engine did kick over but once the starter fluid burned off,
> nothing.
> 4 I checked the fuel filter and noticed that there was gas, but only in
> the bottom half of the filter(below the line level)
> 5 I removed the gas cap to remove any pressure from the winter storage
> period
>
> Is there a way I can determine if my fuel system is not pumping the
> fuel from the gas tank? I don't want to start needlesly replacing
> parts, starting at the fuel cock, if this is unnecessary. Any help
> would be appreciated. The local service shop has a 4 week backlog and
> am dying to get the bugger on the water
>
> Thanks
>
> Tom
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