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I squeezed the primer bulb several times but it was definitely full of fuel.
Cold start after running it yesterday and it did not start on the first turn of the ignition but did fire on the second turn but barely but I can live with that.
I will check with a couple of other owners of the very...
I never pump the primer bulb on the fuel tank hose at the rear of the boat.
I just read up on the function of the Vapor Separator Tank and I am suspecting as you suggest that it is not initially full of fuel.
This is likely why the Mechanic suggested I turn the key partially a couple of times...
I have owned this for 5 years and am located on Lake Talon, near North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Since I purchased the boat and motor I had an issue where the engine started but went into high rpms which I cured by turning off the engine and then restarted it immediately and the engine then ran...
My Yamaha F60 on a 820 Sunchaser Pontoon Boat has relatively low hours and it runs beautifully but it doesn’t start on the first or even second turn of the ignition but almost always fire on the third turn. It just doesn’t seem like it is getting fuel.
This isn’t critical but somewhat annoying...
Has anyone installed a new Throttle Position Sensor on a Yamaha F50 or F60? Is it a difficult replacement and does the TPS need to be calibrated using YDS?
Turn the key this morning and nothing, not a sound. Couldn’t tilt motor either. Checked battery terminals, then switched out battery and same result. Checked all 3 fuses and they are good. Engine had been running perfectly this last 3 weeks.
Any thoughts on where to start troubleshooting?
It has been suggested elsewhere that the below noted problems are possibly caused by a sticking IAC Valve on my Yamaha F60 4 stroke outboard.
Any opinions here on that recommendation?
Is it fairly straightforward to remove the IAC Valve and presumably spray it with carb cleaner or throttle...
The last two cold starts the engine fired up on first turn of the key but immediately went into higher rpm mode, so much so that it gives a unfriendly noise when shifted into gear due to high idle speed.
The first trip started out okay but then tach RPMs started jumping around and eventually...
My 2009 Yamaha F60 4 stroke (very low hours) on a 20' SunChaser pontoon starts easily when cold but when I take a 10 minute run to Marina and turn it off to load passengers, etc. it is extremely hard to restart.
Yesterday it took me 15 tries and it barely started.
If I park it and go into city...
Does the alarm sound when engine is in Neutral?
My F60 had an alarm sound today when I shifted into Neutral.
I have read elsewhere that an audible alarm in Neutral is Water Fuel sensor which frequently malfunctions.
Some suggest disconnecting it or replace.
I just cleaned both the Water Fuel...
We just purchased a Sunchaser 820 Pontoon Boat with a Yamaha 60 HP 4 stroke. 6 years old but very little use, under 10 hours. Engine starts and runs beautifully except that on 3 occasions in the last week when I was doing very low speed docking and I slightly adjusted the throttle the engine...
