98 XP LIMITED Throttle Stuck??

[Ash]

My 98 model Seadoo xp limited has been out of use for about 9 months. I just got it out of the garage the other day to charge the battery etc ready to hit the water but the throttle cable seems to be stuck and unable to squeeze in. I sprayed some lubricant down the cable line in hope of movement but nothing. A mechanic said the problem is most likely some corrosion in the carburetor from salt water so it will need to be cleaned out etc. (His advice is very limited without hundreds of $$ coming out of my pocket). My problem is getting to the carburetor now.. its almost impossible with the exhaust system over the top of it and im hesitant to move this if its not the best way to access the carburetor. Can some 1 please help me with some wisdom and mechanical know how??

Thanks,

Ash

 

[Nate Surveyor]

Hmmmmm there's a good reason to fog the engine down the intake.... Protect the interior of the carb.

I'd try getting a long straw, and a can of silicone spray, and spraying all the linkages, and spray down the intake, and try to work the throttle by hand, down on the carb. To determine if it is stuck in the cable, or in the carb. If you take it easy, you may just find the dirt dauber nest on the side of the carb, and after sending him down the bilge, all is well!

I don't know 'nuff about your ski to comment further.

Nate

 

[seadoosnipe]

Carbs.......

Our Mikuni carbs are inheritantly seizing at the bushings. If you perform the steps Nate outlined, then your chances of this happening is a bit less. But, the bushings at the butterfly are dry bushings, which mean, they are not lubricated. Mine have seized twice.

What you need to do is, get a mirror and flashlight so that you can use it to look up into the tight area of the carbs, then where you see the throttle cable attaching to the linkage, grad the cam it's attached to and try to wind it back. If it moves with ease, then it's the cable. If it's really tight or seized, it's one or both of the carbs. Look close and you'll see a stainless bar linking the two carbs. This is your syncronizing bar and adjustment. You can put a screwdriver between the knuckle of one of the carbs and pop it off one side. Once you do this, then you can roll the cam of each carb independently to see which carb it is that seized up on you........:cheers: