help needed!!!!

[waterdawg69]

i bought a 1993 waverunner 3 , and you have to pour gas in the carburator to get it to run, and after it runs the gas out it dies, i checked the fuel check vave and you can't blow though either side is this my problem or is it something else thank you

 

[JUSTINTIME]

Re: help needed!!!!

pull carb and rebuild,
change all fuel lines also for a start

 

[Jeff Walkowiak]

Re: help needed!!!!

bypass the switch go from the fuel pump directly to the reserve pickup on top of the gas tank. Those selector switches cause a lot of problems when they get old

 

[waterdawg69]

Re: help needed!!!!

it has a new carb and was set aparenty to factory specs would a bad check valve keep it from getting fuel?

 

[JUSTINTIME]

Re: help needed!!!!

it still could be varnished up
the check valve goes on your vent line, to keep a slight pressurization

 

[waterdawg69]

Re: help needed!!!!

if its not pressurizing does that stop fuel to carb?

 

[JUSTINTIME]

Re: help needed!!!!

does this ski have the fuel pump on the carbs or off the carbs?

have u tried cleaning the filter yet?

 

[waterdawg69]

Re: help needed!!!!

fuel pump on carb witch filter?

 

[JUSTINTIME]

Re: help needed!!!!

u should have a fuel filter before the carbs

got 2 or 1 carbs on this ski?

 

[waterdawg69]

Re: help needed!!!!

1 carb and i checked fuel filer its good

 

[JUSTINTIME]

Re: help needed!!!!

well u can bypass the check valve and see if that works

if the ski has been sitting for over 3 months i say u have varnish in the carb

 

[waterdawg69]

Re: help needed!!!!

is there away to clean carb with out taking it out ,the guy rode it last summer

 

[JUSTINTIME]

Re: help needed!!!!

nope pull if off

 

[Jeff Walkowiak]

Re: help needed!!!!

you may want to start with addressing the initial problem, bypass the fuel switch and see what happens, smell the fuel in the tank and see if it smells sour, after 3 or 4 months of sitting it should be drained and replaced with fresh fuel.
A heads up on the ski, those had a lot of aluminum impellers, if it hasn't been changed over to a stainless one you will be wanting to do that when you start riding, that has nothing to do with your problem with the fuel system but it's just a heads up to look at in the future.

 

[waterdawg69]

Re: help needed!!!!

whats the diff between stainless and alum prop

 

[waterdawg69]

Re: help needed!!!!

i bought of the guy for $650 him and his wife don't have time to ride anymore, but i have never rode one before is there any safety precaustions i should know about and what to carry on the ski that may be handy. thanks for the help d

 

[waterdawg69]

Re: help needed!!!!

how do i bypass the fuel switch

 

[JUSTINTIME]

Re: help needed!!!!

blow compressed air through all the fuel hoses, from the carb

i say u have a gummed up carb

 

[waterdawg69]

Re: help needed!!!!

thanks justintime ill try it out when it warms up alittle right now its 21 degrees outside too cold for me lol

 

[Jeff Walkowiak]

Re: help needed!!!!

to bypass the switch run a fuel line from the fuel pump directly to the reserve pickup on the fuel tank.
for help on first time owner of a ski, read help for novice jet ski owners on this site http://www.pwcweekly.com/forum/index.php/topic,206.0.html
I also have a picture of an aluminum prop all corroded taken from a 93 wave runner posted in the jet boat section,