8hp Yamaha won't start

Mark Biederbeck

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I have a 1989 8hp Yamaha, ran fine last Friday. Saturday morning it started fine, ran for about 30 seconds, then quit & wouldn't restart. One plug looked a little fowled, cleaned out & checked spark, no help. Runs for about 2 seconds on ether. Fuel is fresh, full tank & filter isn't clogged. Choke & throttle linkage looks okay. Any ideas, clogged idle circuit or bad fuel pump? I can't get ANYTHING except on a short ether squirt which I only did twice (don't want to damage engine).<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Mark Biederbeck
 

corm

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Re: 8hp Yamaha won't start

Hi Mark,<br />I'd bet on the carb clean to fix it,as long as you have spark.<br />
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c-ya

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Re: 8hp Yamaha won't start

could be a stuck float..try tapping on the float bowl..
 
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