scrisp
Active Member
I took my 96 XP to the lake yesterday to run the gas dry so that I can refill it to get ready for winterization. It started fine, idled great, and everything seemed fine as I went down the channel. I got on the lake and everything was fine from idle to what I'm guessing is around 30 mph. When I full throttle it, the engine seems to stumble or misfire. If I drop the rpms, it runs fine. It has gone as far as running good and it just quit, it was like it ran out of fuel. It was really hard to restart, I think it scooped up water as it coasted to a stop, into the cylinders. It barely cranked, but after 30 seconds it so, it fired back up and sounded bad for a few seconds, then it idled fine. When it happened, I brought it back in and put it on the trailer, and ran it for a little bit. It did the same thing, it seemed like it was misfiring. I could feel the engine vibrating at high rpm and didn't want to hurt anything, so I just brought it home.
I replaced all of the fuel lines about 5 years ago with regular car fuel lines, but they look dried out. I hadn't ridden it until this summer for 4 years, so not sure if it's a fuel issue, electrical issue, or a combination of both.
If the fuel lines don't have fuel in them, do they dry out or dryrot?
The Doo needs new plugs, but would bad plugs cause it to run fine to a certain rpm and then just run like crap?
Also, can old fuel cause these symptoms? It had old gas in it, about 1/4 tank, and I added a few gallons just to run it empty before I filled it with new gas. I hate siphoning gas, it tastes like crap and I always seem to get it in my mouth. Lol
I just want to get it running right before I put it away for the winter, as I'm thinking of selling it and my 95 SPX, but who knows, I might keep them.
I replaced all of the fuel lines about 5 years ago with regular car fuel lines, but they look dried out. I hadn't ridden it until this summer for 4 years, so not sure if it's a fuel issue, electrical issue, or a combination of both.
If the fuel lines don't have fuel in them, do they dry out or dryrot?
The Doo needs new plugs, but would bad plugs cause it to run fine to a certain rpm and then just run like crap?
Also, can old fuel cause these symptoms? It had old gas in it, about 1/4 tank, and I added a few gallons just to run it empty before I filled it with new gas. I hate siphoning gas, it tastes like crap and I always seem to get it in my mouth. Lol
I just want to get it running right before I put it away for the winter, as I'm thinking of selling it and my 95 SPX, but who knows, I might keep them.
