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Parts finally arrived, replaced. Fixed problem. I decided against cracking the crankcase due to the fact I ran it several times post reed breakage. Figured damages has already been done. Cylinder appears to be running fine.

Thanks rude, I value your opinion. It seems that this appears to be the thing to do. How difficult is it to get to the piston. I looked over the service manual, it doesn't seem to difficult. Are there any dos or dont's or common mistakes that people make. I assume what I will be looking for...

double cked everything, I can't find it anywhere, the only signs I see of it are some minor scratching on the front of the crankcase, very minor and I don't think this would effect anything. Shined my light thru the spark plug hole for like the third time, took a piece of this weed eater line...

Its the top cylinder, what would I have to pull apart to look for the reed, I check the crankcase side, and didn't find it. The reeds are pedal style, its about the size of my thumbnail. I guess it could be in the combustion chamber still. Are we talking like pulling the piston out and making...

Yep a whole reed was missing, couldn't find any remains, hopefully my piston has survived. Order CC replacements, gaskets and wash tabs, just waiting on parts now. Hopefully this will resolve the issues. I'm afraid I missed some prime fishing this week.

Congrats on the new boat! Hope you enjoy, the hardest part for me has been learning to load it on the trailer other. Other then that I love having a jet.

Rebuilt carb, replaced the needle, and cked float. Carb appears to be in good working order. Upon my test run it appeared that the gas spitting out of the carb intake was reduced, but air flow was still coming out. The other bottom 2 carbs are taking air in. The top carb is blowing air out...

Update: I have rebuilt fuel pump, replaced air box seals, still no luck, but have seen improvment. Does anyone know if this 2005 60/40 2 stroke mercury outboard, is supposed to only run on 2. The last time I took it out, it seemed to be drastically improved upon accelatration, but still...

I use a light duty hydro grease gun. I have given it a few pumps with out it attatched to a zerk fitting. One pump pushes out a minimal amount of grease. I really find a hard time believing that If I pump slowly and take my time that I would blow out the seals. Also considering that the hose...

Just purchased 2005 merc 60/40 jet 2stroke. I have been having issues with fuel supply, and after doing several things I am leaning towards a carb rebuild. While researching for a carb rebuild, I came across this you tube video, of a dude, running a concentrated carb/gas solution, to clean...

I have a dura craft xj, its a great boat for shallow rivers... one tip I would have to offer is try to get one with vinyl, this really makes a big difference in the summer sun with keeping your deck temps down. I see a lot of G3s around and snyders are also a pretty popular boat around here.

I will be checking the carbs today, I really think cylinder 1 is running rich. Being that my plug was black, and it only cuts in at higher speeds, plus the backfire. I think the corroded fuel line problem is resolved.

If you look at my first post I already checked compression and it appeared to be good.

So I finally got it out for a test run today. Much improved, I was able to get up to 5,200 rpms. Ran much better, I did notice how ever there was a little room left on my throttle and if I went for 5,300 or 5,400 is just didn't quite get there and the motor would bog. But like I said there...

Ok sounds like I'm on the right track. I have been trying to keep my outings, limited to when I change something to see if it makes a difference. Probably going to go tear into it now and See what I can find. Edit: Ok, I found quite a bit of debri, in my fuel pump, and cleaned it out...

Hi I am a new Jet Boat owner. I recently purchased a 2005 Duracraft 165xj Tunnel Hull. It has a 60/40 2 stroke merc Jet. I purchased this boat via private party, from an older gentlemen. The boat appeared to be in excellent condition, and from what I gathered it sat a lot. He claimed he...