1998 200 HP saltwater series won't idle

My motor was running fine and now it won't stay running unless I keep bumping the choke. I thought it may have been trash in the carbs and would have cleared up by now but it hasn't. I have new fuel and new spark plugs. If I hit the choke the motor will run for a few seconds and shut off unless I hit the choke again. The fuel bulb pumps up ok. I cleaned the gas filter strainer too. Any ideas. Could it be some kind of interlock keeping it from running? Please help again....
thanks,
Barry

[jb123]

clean carbs.

What causes the carbs to fowl so easily and is it a fairly easy job to clean the carbs? thanks for your help..

Barry

[Hamfisted]

Run 'em ....

The Yamaha carbs have a tendency to clog the idle jets if the motors are not run every few weeks at a minimum. You have to pull the bowls off to get to the idle jet circuitry in those motors. Do you have a service manual for the motors?



- Mike

1998 200 Yamaha won't idle

I don't have a manual yet but I did do what one of the post suggested. I removed the adjustment screw and the bowl nut on the carbs and blew air through the adjustment screw. I put everything back together and running fine.. Oh I made sure I counted the turns on each adjustment screw before removing them and wrote it down......

thanks for all the help and I hope this information helps someone else.
Barry

Thanks, I did and all is good...

Barry