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Old 05-03-2011, 10:40 PM
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Hey guys, I'm trying to get this ski ready for sale and have done so work on it but I'm running into issues. I thought I'd check here before I buy a new carb. I had surgeing issues but that went away when I cleaned the carbs. Now the latest took it out today and it took forever to start. When I stopped on a island for about 20 mins. it also had a to start and die about 4 times. Obviously its a carb or fuel delivery issue....
 
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Old 05-04-2011, 04:15 AM
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I assume the fuel is good, may want to recheck the carb to make sure its all together right, sometimes somethings get out of place in reassembly.
 
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Old 05-04-2011, 01:11 PM
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Could it be that the diaframs need replacing? I checked the carbs twice.
 
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Old 05-04-2011, 04:45 PM
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Not sure how to test a diaphram on your application, how does it run after you get it started?
 
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Old 05-04-2011, 08:26 PM
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Runs fine. Just cold start sucks
 
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