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    300/440/550 Still having starting issues 89 js550

    and yes both cylinders read 30.
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    300/440/550 Still having starting issues 89 js550

    battery is on trickle charge all the time and with throttle all the way open or closed read exactly the same. i ordered piston rings from sbtonline.
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    300/440/550 Still having starting issues 89 js550

    Sorry guys rookie mistake, i was using a faulty compression gauge. New gauge won't even read 30. Any suggestions besides new rings. Maybe good place to purchase them.
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    300/440/550 Still having starting issues 89 js550

    If i have strong spark, good compression, and use the primer to dump fuel in why won't it start? All that I get is one to 2 backfires out of the carb and that is rare.
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    If I have a strong spark, good compression, and use the primer to dump fuel into the carb why...

    If I have a strong spark, good compression, and use the primer to dump fuel into the carb why won't it start. All i can get is a single backfire out of the carb. Starter is new this year.
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    1989 kawi js550 won't start

    dumped starting fluid down the spark plug hole and could only get it to pop once. Initially after that, thought it wasn't getting fuel so kept pushing primer button while trying to start and it still didn't kick over. Spark from the same spark plug was noticeably different from jet ski to a...
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    1989 kawi js550 won't start

    whats the best way to check the coil for proper voltage and what should it read if it is functioning properly.
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    1989 kawi js550 won't start

    It ran good last year. I winterized and put in new battery. Didn't want to start back up this year. I ended up cranking too long on starter and it fried. Installed a new starter, after pulling the plugs in and out several times to clean them it started. Ran for a little while. i had it at...
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