I have a 9.8 Thunderbolt that is currently not in operating condition and I can't figure out what is wrong with it and thought I'd see what kind of ideas you guys could come up with if I list the symptoms.
Motor was operating fine until Saturday. Now, it will start on occasion but won't stay running. I kept it running for about 15 minutes Saturday by squeezing the priming bulb every 30 to 40 seconds when I could hear it bogging down. Then once the thing dies, it won't start again for a long time (hours).
I checked the tank vent and the fuel line. I cleaned the carb. (removed it from the motor and cleaned it all. I replaced the fuel screen. Changed plugs. Replaced the gas.
Someone mentioned it may be a bad reed valve. Anyone know where this would be on this motor. And what does a bad one look like? If it actually broke there should have been some noise or something as the pieces got chewed up by the motor, right?
What else should I check before giving up and paying 5 times what the thing is worth to get it fixed at the dealer?
------------------ I fish.....Therefore I grovel.
Here....Fisheeeeeeee!!
[This message has been edited by wastewaterguru (edited 07-24-2002).]
I went ahead and watched some of the MLF coverage. Wheeler didn’t make the cut but the bigger story was the Poche/Avera fallout.
Kinda funny listening to both sides of the story and putting together the scenario, reading between the lines.
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I have a 9.8 Thunderbolt that is currently not in operating condition and I can't figure out what is wrong with it and thought I'd see what kind of ideas you guys could come up with if I list the symptoms.
Motor was operating fine until Saturday. Now, it will start on occasion but won't stay running. I kept it running for about 15 minutes Saturday by squeezing the priming bulb every 30 to 40 seconds when I could hear it bogging down. Then once the thing dies, it won't start again for a long time (hours).
I checked the tank vent and the fuel line.
I cleaned the carb. (removed it from the motor and cleaned it all.
I replaced the fuel screen.
Changed plugs.
Replaced the gas.
Someone mentioned it may be a bad reed valve. Anyone know where this would be on this motor. And what does a bad one look like? If it actually broke there should have been some noise or something as the pieces got chewed up by the motor, right?
What else should I check before giving up and paying 5 times what the thing is worth to get it fixed at the dealer?
------------------
I fish.....Therefore I grovel.
Here....Fisheeeeeeee!!
[This message has been edited by wastewaterguru (edited 07-24-2002).]
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