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Landry18
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Joined: Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:44 pm Posts: 59
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 gatortail question
I was wondering if anyone knows why sometimes when i switch from start to forward on my GTR it kills. I know it is something stupid but i just don't know. I have looked in the search box and could not find the answer i was looking for.
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Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:58 pm |
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duckduckboom
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Joined: Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:33 pm Posts: 5603 Location: Corner of Hell an high water, La
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 Re: gatortail question
Is your prop sitting in mud
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Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:58 pm |
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Landry18
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Joined: Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:44 pm Posts: 59
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 Re: gatortail question
No, it does it mostly right when i launch the boat. Could my rpm's be to low. My friend said something about a tab that needs to be bent or something. No clue, it only happens for a liitle while then its fine.
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Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:06 pm |
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duckduckboom
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Joined: Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:33 pm Posts: 5603 Location: Corner of Hell an high water, La
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 Re: gatortail question
Like when it is cold
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Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:07 pm |
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Landry18
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Joined: Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:44 pm Posts: 59
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 Re: gatortail question
I mean Idle to low
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Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:08 pm |
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duckduckboom
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Joined: Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:33 pm Posts: 5603 Location: Corner of Hell an high water, La
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 Re: gatortail question
1200 in neutral
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Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:09 pm |
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cb5331
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Joined: Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:10 pm Posts: 16915 Location: Rowlett, TX
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 Re: gatortail question
What does it idle at? Most stock motors should idle okay in the 12-1300 range in neutral and 1000-1100 in gear. Improperly set or leaking valves can cause some idle issues, but check and see what your rpm's are first.
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Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:11 pm |
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Landry18
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Joined: Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:44 pm Posts: 59
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 Re: gatortail question
1500 neutral, and i will go from like 800 to 700 in gear
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Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:13 pm |
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Landry18
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Joined: Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:44 pm Posts: 59
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 Re: gatortail question
I adjusted the idle yesterday and got it back to normal. I was just curious about the killing issue
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Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:15 pm |
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Landry18
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 Re: gatortail question
I adjusted the idle yesterday and got it back to normal. I was just curious about the killing issue
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Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:15 pm |
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duckduckboom
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Joined: Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:33 pm Posts: 5603 Location: Corner of Hell an high water, La
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 Re: gatortail question
Yeah sounds like you need to adjust some valves an see if that helps
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Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:15 pm |
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Landry18
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 Re: gatortail question
But would that aways occur if the valves were not sitting right. It only occurs right from the launch and my friend who has a GTR as well says it happens to his sometimes.
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Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:31 pm |
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bubba777
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 Re: gatortail question
mine is idle about 960 and 875 in water flip it in gear and run it like tou stole it but after you check your valves
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Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:38 pm |
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Team Camo
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Joined: Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:49 pm Posts: 8536 Location: Bridge City, TX
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 Re: gatortail question
Most likely it's leaky or improperly adjusted valves. Set the valve lash to .005 & see if it gets any better.
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Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:53 pm |
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MaXXis85
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:23 am Posts: 6233 Location: Tarkington, TX
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 Re: gatortail question
Check valve lash.
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Tue May 01, 2012 5:51 am |
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msm8281
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Joined: Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:50 pm Posts: 9673 Location: New Iberia, La.
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