Re: 1997 Force 120 HP Starting At WOT Only
Yes lucida that is the correct steel Im not sure how well it will hold up and how much worse on the cylinders it be if it broke and made it to them. But I was desperate to get back on the water prior to the end of the year. thought I would have a couple more weeks of good fishing.
Pnwboat, I agree my good reeds were not twisted just lifted a bit so you see light through them. By flipping them over I could not see any light.
So now when I thought my reed valves were the problem and had it running. This is not true. Friday evening I arrived home to take it to the lake. Thought I would pull it out of the shop and hook muffs and hose to it. Just to be sure it will run, but it is doing the same as before. It will not run or start unless it is wide open on the throttle. In my shop I did get it to idle but only had it in a plastic drum and did not let it run long, it might of ran 2-3 minutes. Idled really good no jumping around just smooth as can be. Just when I thought it could not get any worse I decided to relpace the trigger and stattor just to eliminate these items as possible causes. When I attemped to pull the flywheel off I used a very large two jaw gear puller and I could not get it off. Soaked it with blaster (pen oil) overnight and then I noticed three threaded holes so I used harmonic ballencer puller. It came right off after a big pop. But now I have damaged the magnets they are all cracked and chunks of them all over. Wow are they expensive.
Yes lucida that is the correct steel Im not sure how well it will hold up and how much worse on the cylinders it be if it broke and made it to them. But I was desperate to get back on the water prior to the end of the year. thought I would have a couple more weeks of good fishing.
Pnwboat, I agree my good reeds were not twisted just lifted a bit so you see light through them. By flipping them over I could not see any light.
So now when I thought my reed valves were the problem and had it running. This is not true. Friday evening I arrived home to take it to the lake. Thought I would pull it out of the shop and hook muffs and hose to it. Just to be sure it will run, but it is doing the same as before. It will not run or start unless it is wide open on the throttle. In my shop I did get it to idle but only had it in a plastic drum and did not let it run long, it might of ran 2-3 minutes. Idled really good no jumping around just smooth as can be. Just when I thought it could not get any worse I decided to relpace the trigger and stattor just to eliminate these items as possible causes. When I attemped to pull the flywheel off I used a very large two jaw gear puller and I could not get it off. Soaked it with blaster (pen oil) overnight and then I noticed three threaded holes so I used harmonic ballencer puller. It came right off after a big pop. But now I have damaged the magnets they are all cracked and chunks of them all over. Wow are they expensive.