NHGuy
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My 2002 Vmax 700 ER ran perfect all last year. I purchased it with 4000 miles on it and put about 300 trouble free miles on it. In December I had the number 1 rated Yamaha mechanic go totally through the sled. It has run great this year for about 300 miles until yesterday. While out for a 45 mile drive it bogged twice while going 25-30 miles per hour and almost cut out but kicked back in and ran fine. It did not backfire. It started, ran and idled fine after bogging. I also keep the tank full or near full all the time. Yesterday when it did this it was down to slightly less than half a tank for the first time this year. Could this be an ethanol or water in the fuel issue? Should I be adding Starbright fuel treatment to me gas like I do me Sea Doo and boat in the summer? Or Isoprpyl Alchol to my gas?
I did check the plugs when I got home and all three were coco brown in color. I also just switched from Yamaha S Injector oil to AMS oil. It seems to burn a quart of AMS for every 80 miles or so. The Yamaha S was about 100 miles to a quart. Is that normal? My 2001 Vmax 500 also burns about a quart of AMS oil every 80 miles. I use Yamalube in my 2001 Yamaha Venture and it seems to burn about a quart every 130 miles or so. None of the machines are beat on or run hard.
Any advice or comments would be appreciated.
One more thing. I purchased the 2001 600 Venture this year. It has not been gone through. Starts and runs fine. When cold if I leave the choke on half to long when I start to go it bogs out and backfires a couple times. After a couple minutes of warm up it rund fine and never does this again until the next cold start. Does that sound like a dirty pilot jet or air screw adjustment or something else? The sled runs great as soon as warmed up for the day and gets about same mileage of the 700 (13-14mpg) all trail riding. My 500 VMAX is a pig and gets 10-11 mpg.
I did check the plugs when I got home and all three were coco brown in color. I also just switched from Yamaha S Injector oil to AMS oil. It seems to burn a quart of AMS for every 80 miles or so. The Yamaha S was about 100 miles to a quart. Is that normal? My 2001 Vmax 500 also burns about a quart of AMS oil every 80 miles. I use Yamalube in my 2001 Yamaha Venture and it seems to burn about a quart every 130 miles or so. None of the machines are beat on or run hard.
Any advice or comments would be appreciated.
One more thing. I purchased the 2001 600 Venture this year. It has not been gone through. Starts and runs fine. When cold if I leave the choke on half to long when I start to go it bogs out and backfires a couple times. After a couple minutes of warm up it rund fine and never does this again until the next cold start. Does that sound like a dirty pilot jet or air screw adjustment or something else? The sled runs great as soon as warmed up for the day and gets about same mileage of the 700 (13-14mpg) all trail riding. My 500 VMAX is a pig and gets 10-11 mpg.