So my 88 kawi 550 started fine this morning then after riding a little bit i cut it off and rested. when i went to start it-- nothin. opened it up and put more fuel in it. now it won't start. it seems like it's not getting fuel through the tube. is there a pump on this ski? when i spray starter fluid in the carb it tries to start but i can see that there's no fuel in the inline filter going through the tube to the carb. when you try to start it with carb fluid multiple times it seems to pull fuel into the carb. we got it started that way by trying to start it with carb fluid multiple times (like 20x+) and the filter was full of fuel and then it started up and ran fine until it was cut off again and left sitting there.
is the fuel system pumped into the carb by vacuum? there is an aftermarket bigger gas tank and the cap that holds the tubes isn't completely sealed. maybe that's the issue?
btw it's a stand up if that helps anything? oh and before we were having the fuel issue it didn't want to try to start so we started to charge it, the clicking was coming from the electrical box. maybe it got some water in and it shorted something for the fuel pump, if it has one.
is the fuel system pumped into the carb by vacuum? there is an aftermarket bigger gas tank and the cap that holds the tubes isn't completely sealed. maybe that's the issue?
btw it's a stand up if that helps anything? oh and before we were having the fuel issue it didn't want to try to start so we started to charge it, the clicking was coming from the electrical box. maybe it got some water in and it shorted something for the fuel pump, if it has one.