Hi,
I have a Yamaha 15-hp 2-stroke outboard. Last Sunday it started stalling at idle speeds. It had no problem if put in gears (this model only has Forward/Neutral/Reverse) and throttled up. What could be the problem?
What I did was pulling out the choke knob and giving the starter handle a full pull. It worked well to this point. And then I pushed in the choke knob and the it stalled a few seconds later.
An interesting thing I observed was: if I pulled out and pushed in the choke knob frequently when the outboard is at idle speeds, it did not stall (or took much longer time to stall).
I shifted it in Forward and ran it for about 30 minutes (with the choke knob fully in its home position). No problems. But when I put in back to Neutral, it still stalled.
Is it because of the temperature? I am located in the New England area and the temperature is around 50-60 degrees during the day.
I have a Yamaha 15-hp 2-stroke outboard. Last Sunday it started stalling at idle speeds. It had no problem if put in gears (this model only has Forward/Neutral/Reverse) and throttled up. What could be the problem?
What I did was pulling out the choke knob and giving the starter handle a full pull. It worked well to this point. And then I pushed in the choke knob and the it stalled a few seconds later.
An interesting thing I observed was: if I pulled out and pushed in the choke knob frequently when the outboard is at idle speeds, it did not stall (or took much longer time to stall).
I shifted it in Forward and ran it for about 30 minutes (with the choke knob fully in its home position). No problems. But when I put in back to Neutral, it still stalled.
Is it because of the temperature? I am located in the New England area and the temperature is around 50-60 degrees during the day.