Hey guys,
So I have an issue with this Wave Venture 1100 triple that I just picked up. It had the oil injection fail on the previous owner, which caused the engine to sieze. He rebuilt the engine and hadn't had it in the water since. He was running the rebuilt engine on 32:1 premix, and I'm running it 40:1. If it hasn't been started in a few days, he showed me to spray a little fuel down into the carb. If not, it will crank for a while before it starts.
It runs fine out of the water, and in the water it idles nicely, but bogs down and stalls if I give it more than a small amount of throttle. It tops out at 6 mph with people on it, and a little higher without them. It takes a while to even get to 6 mph. I have to keep the throttle constant and low, and let off when it starts to bog down, or it stalls. It starts fine if it does, but then it's a slow trip back up to 6 mph lol.
I let it run for a bit, and it got a bit better, but not much. I could get it to plane, but I still can't give it much throttle. With constant throttle, the engine seems to sort of flutter a little bit up and down, as if i'm very slightly throttling up and then down every couple of seconds.
So, what's the problem?
I did a search and didn't find anything related for this model, but similar ones led me to believe that the problem is the carbs. I don't have a manual on the ski, and it's been a long time since I've done any carb work, so I need all the info you can give. If I clean the carbs, what exactly do I need to do, and what do I need to look out for? Same question goes for rebuilding them. What do I need to rebuild? What do I need to be careful about when rebuilding them?
Will it do anything to spray some carb cleaner down into one of the two plastic screws on top of the carbs, or is that a waste of time? How about the cleaner you put in the tank?
Where is a good place to buy parts?
I haven't had any luck locating a manual too... suggestions?
Thanks!
So I have an issue with this Wave Venture 1100 triple that I just picked up. It had the oil injection fail on the previous owner, which caused the engine to sieze. He rebuilt the engine and hadn't had it in the water since. He was running the rebuilt engine on 32:1 premix, and I'm running it 40:1. If it hasn't been started in a few days, he showed me to spray a little fuel down into the carb. If not, it will crank for a while before it starts.
It runs fine out of the water, and in the water it idles nicely, but bogs down and stalls if I give it more than a small amount of throttle. It tops out at 6 mph with people on it, and a little higher without them. It takes a while to even get to 6 mph. I have to keep the throttle constant and low, and let off when it starts to bog down, or it stalls. It starts fine if it does, but then it's a slow trip back up to 6 mph lol.
I let it run for a bit, and it got a bit better, but not much. I could get it to plane, but I still can't give it much throttle. With constant throttle, the engine seems to sort of flutter a little bit up and down, as if i'm very slightly throttling up and then down every couple of seconds.
So, what's the problem?
I did a search and didn't find anything related for this model, but similar ones led me to believe that the problem is the carbs. I don't have a manual on the ski, and it's been a long time since I've done any carb work, so I need all the info you can give. If I clean the carbs, what exactly do I need to do, and what do I need to look out for? Same question goes for rebuilding them. What do I need to rebuild? What do I need to be careful about when rebuilding them?
Will it do anything to spray some carb cleaner down into one of the two plastic screws on top of the carbs, or is that a waste of time? How about the cleaner you put in the tank?
Where is a good place to buy parts?
I haven't had any luck locating a manual too... suggestions?
Thanks!