maineiac5586
Chief Petty Officer
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- Feb 14, 2009
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I have a 2008 YAMAHA 9.9 2 STROKE MANUAL START. I bought it with a seized powerhead. It was missing the carb and linkages as well. I bought a 1996 15 hp powerhead and carb from ebay. I installed it on the outboard that had the bad powerhead. I can't get it to start. I get a little pop once in a while when pulling the starter rope. Compression is good and nice spark on both CYLINDERS. I transferred the electronics and flywheel from the 9.9 that had the seized powerhead over to the good 15 hp powerhead. One thing it looks like I am missing is a rod that goes from the air silencer pivot to I am guessing somewhere on the throttle linkage? I sprayed some starting fluid right into the carb throat to confirm it is not a fuel problem. The spark plugs are getting wet with fuel from the attempts to start the engine. Seems like timing or something? Shouldn't I have been able to switch the electronics and flywheel over to the replacement powerhead without having to re adjust anything or am I missing something? Please help i have a lot of money invested in this so far. Thank you