wildman326
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What causes this? Is it normal on a 5mm lamey flattop on analog msd total loss?
WTF motor running backward?
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SJ/XPBri
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Timing is probably too far advanced. Mine was at one time, caused the motor to kick back and rotate backwards.
Bri
Bri
A motor running backward is in a backflip mode. Turn the directional switch counterclockwise, set it to "medium dry" and push down.
Moondance
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don't forget the anti-static sheets
ANT
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you know it's funny this reminded me of the old school kawasaki KX80 mx bikes. the stators were identical on both sides so people who didnt know what they were doing would put it in backwards and the bike would be in reverse cause the engine spun backwards lol. sorry i know its a little off topic.
Is it normal for an engine to run backwards? Now, I'm no brain scientist or rocket surgeon, but I'm pretty sure your engine running backwards is NOT normal.
Make sure you have the ski pointing the right direction in the water, and also make sure you don't have the exhaust and the intake manifolds on the wrong side.
wildman326
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When I have the idle set low and the ski just barely dies and I hit the gas all of a sudden there is no forward thrust. At first I thought I had stripped the splines on my short and long shafts. Then I felt the suction of the pump the wrong way. As I stated in another post I think I at 14 degrees static advance.
WaveDemon
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good advice! :bigok:
wildman326
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Well, I'm fairly confident that the motor was assembled correctly. The flux capacitor was placed directly over the stetsor valve. But really . . .
SJ/XPBri
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Since, my idea seems to be crazy:
Here's the patent that Bombardier has for it (they use it in their snowmobiles)
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5794574-description.html
My motor would "kick backwards" when trying to start it with the timing set to high. In your case the motor might "diesel" when the motor is about to stall and you tap the gas, it kicks the motor in the reverse direction.
Bri
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wildman326
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Tonight it was acting real jacked up. I'm gonna pull the flywheel cover and verify that the plate isn't slipping.
Jumper
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Are you gonna take it out tomorrow and test?
Hurrr....my motor used to do that with TL quite often. I had the idle way down, and after stabs or subs, I would get back on the throttle. Despite the motor reving okay (sounding a bit strange), it acted like the pump wasn't connected.
I never could figure out what that was - I guess that answers it.
I never could figure out what that was - I guess that answers it.
wildman326
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Gonna take it to Minnesota tomorrow.
Well, for any of you still out there reading this post I've got a confession to make. I didn't read the MSD manual very well. And I must've been brain dead when I tested it with the timing light. You have to turn the flywheel clockwise when using the little red light on the MSD brain. I'm running at about 35 degrees static advance.
So . . . Guess I better knock it down a little. I'm gonna put it at 25 and see what happens.
Guess I'm not a brain surgeon (or is it scientist?) either.
Well, for any of you still out there reading this post I've got a confession to make. I didn't read the MSD manual very well. And I must've been brain dead when I tested it with the timing light. You have to turn the flywheel clockwise when using the little red light on the MSD brain. I'm running at about 35 degrees static advance.
So . . . Guess I better knock it down a little. I'm gonna put it at 25 and see what happens.
Guess I'm not a brain surgeon (or is it scientist?) either.
wildman326
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Hey matt, I tried to call you earlier. Got a number from Butch - Sounded like a home answering maching answered. Can you talk now?