RedRock
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- Sep 29, 2007
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I have recently purchased a second-hand Panache - the outboard is a 2005 Yamaha 130 HP V4 Saltwater Series.
Besides doing a land based check I also took her on the water which included stopping & starting amongst others - each time it started straight away.
But after purchase the first time I tried to fire her up - there was nothing & I mean nada! I contacted the previous owner to ask if I was missing something in my start-up procedure.
It was established that this sounded like an 'old' problem that he too had when he made original purchase & that I should try to 'lift the loom' up towards the outboard. Sure enough it fired up straight away.
Everytime I try to start with the loom prone, it does not even turn or show any sign of life - lift it up and it fires! Once started it can be laid down again and she will continue to run. But switch off and try again - same thing - only starts when lifted.
My question is this - Does anyone have any advice for me or had similar problems? What did you do & what worked? Should I attempt to fix this myself or rather have it looked at professionally?
I ask because I had a similar problem years ago on another motor & and after having it looked at by many professionals ($$$) it still remained a mystery - eventually I noticed that it seemed to be evident only under specific conditions- namely when turning right, it would begin to stutter & lose power - after much detective work I found the cause to be a cable from one of the spark plugs that would lose power when coming in to contact with the metal parts in the motor when I turned right & then be fine again when driving straight or turning left as the cable would in turn move away.
The cable was a protected one with a sealed rubber outer-cover and had no visible cracks or anything - but was certainly the cause as it never came back after replaced.
Besides doing a land based check I also took her on the water which included stopping & starting amongst others - each time it started straight away.
But after purchase the first time I tried to fire her up - there was nothing & I mean nada! I contacted the previous owner to ask if I was missing something in my start-up procedure.
It was established that this sounded like an 'old' problem that he too had when he made original purchase & that I should try to 'lift the loom' up towards the outboard. Sure enough it fired up straight away.
Everytime I try to start with the loom prone, it does not even turn or show any sign of life - lift it up and it fires! Once started it can be laid down again and she will continue to run. But switch off and try again - same thing - only starts when lifted.
My question is this - Does anyone have any advice for me or had similar problems? What did you do & what worked? Should I attempt to fix this myself or rather have it looked at professionally?
I ask because I had a similar problem years ago on another motor & and after having it looked at by many professionals ($$$) it still remained a mystery - eventually I noticed that it seemed to be evident only under specific conditions- namely when turning right, it would begin to stutter & lose power - after much detective work I found the cause to be a cable from one of the spark plugs that would lose power when coming in to contact with the metal parts in the motor when I turned right & then be fine again when driving straight or turning left as the cable would in turn move away.
The cable was a protected one with a sealed rubber outer-cover and had no visible cracks or anything - but was certainly the cause as it never came back after replaced.