We have two jet skis, had them out yesterday for the holiday.
Last fall, I prepared them for winter, as I always do. While getting the Sta-Bil Marine formula throughout the fuel system, I took them out for a final 10 minute ride in some really cold water. Both ran fine.
However, this year, the Kawasaki TS550 is having a problem. It runs smooth at all RPM's and starts fine, but it doesn't have enough power to get itself on "top" of the water.
Checked the impeller for weeds, nothing.
I checked the sediment bowl for water or dirt, found nothing. While the bowl was off, I pumped a some gas through the line (using the primer bulb) to see if it was able to get a good flow of fuel from the tank, and it flowed fine.
I took the air intake off above the carburetor, and the screen on top of the intake was clean. Looked down the throat, saw nothing but clean. I was thinking that if something (a mouse) had gotten into the air intake (or the air box) somewhere, that the screen would NOT be clean, and that would be a sign to tear into the air box. I wasn't in the mood to go that deep with it sitting on the water.
I still plan on checking the air box, just in case.
If I had to guess, it isn't getting enough air.
Where else should I be looking. Other than not having enough power to get it "on top" of the water, it runs fine. It doesn't miss, doesn't smoke any more than it should, and starts fine.
???
Last fall, I prepared them for winter, as I always do. While getting the Sta-Bil Marine formula throughout the fuel system, I took them out for a final 10 minute ride in some really cold water. Both ran fine.
However, this year, the Kawasaki TS550 is having a problem. It runs smooth at all RPM's and starts fine, but it doesn't have enough power to get itself on "top" of the water.
Checked the impeller for weeds, nothing.
I checked the sediment bowl for water or dirt, found nothing. While the bowl was off, I pumped a some gas through the line (using the primer bulb) to see if it was able to get a good flow of fuel from the tank, and it flowed fine.
I took the air intake off above the carburetor, and the screen on top of the intake was clean. Looked down the throat, saw nothing but clean. I was thinking that if something (a mouse) had gotten into the air intake (or the air box) somewhere, that the screen would NOT be clean, and that would be a sign to tear into the air box. I wasn't in the mood to go that deep with it sitting on the water.
I still plan on checking the air box, just in case.
If I had to guess, it isn't getting enough air.
Where else should I be looking. Other than not having enough power to get it "on top" of the water, it runs fine. It doesn't miss, doesn't smoke any more than it should, and starts fine.
???