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[sportsterpt]

Hello, I own a 1998 sportster 1800. Recently the Right engine has been smoking alot, will rev real high then stall out (after 5-10 mins on water) sometimes it stalls in the no wake zone and will not restart. When it does go after a few mins the tach will redline real high, I pull back on the throttle and it goes back down, however after that it will not go only rev up real high when given throttle. I have to limp back to the dock on my other engine. carbs were just rebuilt, wear ring is good, prop is good, compression is good, spark plugs are good. could this be a carb calibration issue or even 2 completly different issues?

thanks

[Kevin Leclair]

Too be honest this could be a variety of issues and it is tough to diagnose remotely. Do you have a dealer close by that could run some diagnostics to discover the root problem?

[sportsterpt]

Yes, In fact I have taken it in now 3 times, they can't figure it out. They have a good rep as a sea doo dealership, but I am about to pull my hair out. Could the drive train be stripped? but that would not cause it to stall or go for a while then spin out?

[Thack]

It sounds like it's running lean from an air leak. Whoever rebuilt your carbs must have caused an air leak.