by Peter K
(Gold Coast, Australia)
Hi, thanks in advance. Motor went underwater in recent flooding, within 48 hours plug were removed, water removed from cylinders, fuel replaced, fuel/water separator replaced, plugs replaced, all connectors unplugged, blown out with compressed air, sprayed with WD40 and re-blown with compressed air, started and run all ok. Left for about 3 weeks, now it wont idle. Fast idle is ok, revving is ok but wont idle by itself. I have checked for water in the VST, all clear.I have isolated it down to number 3 (the bottom cylinder)- compression is 120-120-120 dry, have swapped coil,lead and plug from no.2 to no.3, still missing on 3. Swapped injector from 2 to 3, still missing on 3. My next best guess would be the air injector, my question is could the reed valve on no.3 cause this? I have not checked them yet, the motor seems to rev ok but I have not tried it under load.
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