yamaha 115 loss of power

[tidesright]

I have an 01 115 yamaha txrz. My motor runs great most of the day however every now and then while I am running it unexpectedly loses power. I keep the throttle in the same position and within a minute or two the power comes back. I run a 10 micron inline filter on the motor am going to replace it next weekend to see if it makes a differece. I am also running the same fuel (e 10) from last season that was stored with stabil. I am hoping to run out most of the fuel and refill with fresh to see if it is just some stale gas. I am hoping it is just a gas problem but I would appriciate any other thoughts that I might want to investigate to correct the problem. Up to this point my motor has ran flawlessly!

Thanks in advance!
Mike

[99yam40]

Check your compression to make sure you have not hurt the motor already and then drain and clean the fuel system. running lean cylinders will eat pistons

[tidesright]

what is the simplest way to remove the fuel from my tank.