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2003 challenger X goes mid throttle/ high idle - no lever engagement made

Hawk111

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Boat Make
SeaDoo
Year
2003
Boat Model
Challenger
Boat Length
19
Last year we were out on the water only a handful of times. The last day I noticed a little surging in the idle speed. When in neutral with the throttle lever at its lowest setting the idle speed is supposed to be smooth and at a low pleasant rev. Instead it would surge here and there like it was getting too much gas then it would rev back down. This year, I turn the key and it more or less floors it. I turn the key and it gos up to mid throttle and stays there on it’s own at mid revs. I’m not going to say it does right up to full acceleration on its own, but it does go up to mid acceleration/throttle on its own. What can I do to calm my engine down. It doesn’t appear to be a cable/mechanical issue. The little roller appears to be in the right spot. Could it be a choke issue? It thinks it’s on choke all the time now? For whatever reason the engine wants to throttle up to higher revs without me pushing on any levers? Please help.
 

Joe Starbuck

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Boat Make
SeaDoo
Year
2012
Boat Model
Challenger
Boat Length
23
Normal troubleshooting would point to the MPEM, which electronically controls the idle speed (at least it does on my boat). However, cavitation is a more common thing than MPEM failure, so take a real close look at your pump form the grate side and the back side with a strong flashlight. Significant cavitation could cause idle speed fluctuation. Look for foreign objects and distortion of the wear ring and impeller.
 
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