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I bought my '94 SL 650 as one of a pair of skis (the other is a Yamaha) back in June. I read somewhere on here about a guy having problems with suction in his fuel tank. My problem is that I have no pressure or suction. My fuel gauge doesn't work, and the float unit in the tank evidently is the cause. I have no way of testing this however, but it appears that the unit has been replaced before because someone tried to use a silicone sealant to seal the holes in the top of the fuel tank on the plate where the wires go through to the float unit. The silicone sealant didn't work and the tank will leak small amounts of fuel if I fill the tank too full. The ski runs fairly well although it smokes like it's on fire when it's at idle. It doesn't have quite the throttle response I feel like it should have and it behaves sluggish at times when going to wide open from idle. I would like to fix the fuel gauge because it would be nice to know how much fuel I have without asking my wife how much is left in her ski (as a rough estimate), and I'm thinking about reworking all of the fuel lines and rebuilding the carbs. I've never attempted anything like this before and I'm a little nervous about it. I bought a SELOC tune up and repair manual that covers this ski, but I thought I would check with you guys and see what thoughts/advice you might have about the condition of my ski (based on what I've given you) and on my intentions to rework the fuel system and carbs. Thanks!!...
I bought my '94 SL 650 as one of a pair of skis (the other is a Yamaha) back in June. I read somewhere on here about a guy having problems with suction in his fuel tank. My problem is that I have no pressure or suction. My fuel gauge doesn't work, and the float unit in the tank evidently is the cause. I have no way of testing this however, but it appears that the unit has been replaced before because someone tried to use a silicone sealant to seal the holes in the top of the fuel tank on the plate where the wires go through to the float unit. The silicone sealant didn't work and the tank will leak small amounts of fuel if I fill the tank too full. The ski runs fairly well although it smokes like it's on fire when it's at idle. It doesn't have quite the throttle response I feel like it should have and it behaves sluggish at times when going to wide open from idle. I would like to fix the fuel gauge because it would be nice to know how much fuel I have without asking my wife how much is left in her ski (as a rough estimate), and I'm thinking about reworking all of the fuel lines and rebuilding the carbs. I've never attempted anything like this before and I'm a little nervous about it. I bought a SELOC tune up and repair manual that covers this ski, but I thought I would check with you guys and see what thoughts/advice you might have about the condition of my ski (based on what I've given you) and on my intentions to rework the fuel system and carbs. Thanks!!...
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