FX-1 Just can't win... even when I give up.

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Brotastic
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Arlington TX
Ok, i'm really just venting here... if you've seen any of my threads you know i've been wrestling with my ski for quite some time.

So I ride my ski this weekend. I've just been dealing with the low end bog that I can't solve. Its been rideable, idles, planes etc... just has this massive bog that turns into a ungodly power band.

I had installed a buddies stock CDI hoping it might help but it didn't.

Today i'm taking it to a local shop because i've run out of ideas. I don't have a local guru to help me diagnose it so this is the last straw. I absolutely hate taking it to someone. There is so much knowledge on this forum I was sure that I could figure it out, but it would appear that I just don't have what it takes. Kills me.

Anyhow, last night I put my MSD Enhancer back in. I figure if I want the guy to 'fix' my ski I want all the parts on it that I plan to run. I get finished installing it, button up the ebox and start it to make sure it runs etc.

Now it runs like it has a air leak... :banghead:
I was running it for short periods trying to eleminate the possibility of air in the carb or lines.... eventually it started dieseling and I had to scramble to find a towel to stuff in the flame arrestor. FML....

So now i'll have to pay to have the air leak fixed before they address my bog. Of course the bog could be a result of an air leak, but I pressure tested it a few weeks ago and it held so who knows. If the money gets out of hand i'm just gonna part the whole sum-ova-bish and start saving for another motor I guess. This has ceased to be fun, but I have learned a lot about carbs, tuning, etc... Blarg.
 

Matt_E

steals hub caps from cars
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eventually it started dieseling and I had to scramble to find a towel to stuff in the flame arrestor. FML....

Push & hold the stop button and pull the throttle wide open. Much faster than scrambling for towels.
 

WFO Speedracer

A lifetime ban is like a lifetime warranty !
Location
Alabama
Wait am I reading this right . you are fighting a bogging problem and now an air leak has shown up, ummmmmmmmmm McFly I think you may have found your problem, air leak = low end bog, fix the air leak, go ride the ski, call it good !
 

chadetroit

Get Wet
Location
Bay Area, CA
hang in there Swap, sooner or later there will be a Eureka moment. I know these engines are not that complicated so hopefully your shop guy can trace the problem back and get you on the water. Sometimes it just takes time to chase the problem around till you get it cornered. Good Luck!
 

Matt_E

steals hub caps from cars
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Wait am I reading this right . you are fighting a bogging problem and now an air leak has shown up, ummmmmmmmmm McFly I think you may have found your problem, air leak = low end bog, fix the air leak, go ride the ski, call it good !

Didn't this get brought up at the last go-round of this very topic & ski?
 

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Brotastic
Location
Arlington TX
Yep... i did a pressure test after that go-around and it passed.
I rode it all day Sunday and no free rev/ run away symptoms exibited. *edit* minus the ever present bog.

I left it at the repair place, its Dales Jet Sports, some of you may know of them.
I should know something in a few weeks and i'll certianly share what the issue is, incase anyone else is dealing with this kind of issue.
 
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