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Ok, so I've installed the rebuilt engine and am getting ready to start it up. I've added 3.5 quarts of XPS 5W40 oil and will be adding and bleeding the coolant system with a mixture of antifreeze and demineralized water. The gas tank has been drained and will have fresh fuel in it. What is...

I'd probably start by pulling the VTS motor out of the enclosure and see if it functions properly while not under load. If it doesn't, swap it out. It's not an expensive part and is only held in by 2 or 3 bolts. If it does operate while not under load, it could be that something's bound up...

Put a socket (17mm I believe) on the acorn nut of the supercharger and slowly turn it back and forth to get the gears to mesh as you slide it in.

And what's going to happen if I don't have that diagnostic cap? Will I get an error code or will something not work correctly?

I just used assembly lube on the crank bearings, that's what all the videos I watched on YT showed. Will that be an issue? So is there a readily available substitute for Isoflex in the supercharger build? Or just order it?

I'm on to rebuilding the supercharger and don't have any isoflex grease. can i use standard marine grease or triple guard grease or should I just order some isoflex? can't find it locally and wanted to get this buttoned up soon but will wait for the order if needed. Is there anywhere else...

Thanks for the insight ski-d00. Regarding #2 - any way to easily check alignment without buying the alignment tool? Looked around on here and found some people using round stock that I might try. Anything else that can easily/cheaply be done to just do a quick check? Regarding #3 - can...

Three questions for you. When you rebuilt, are you sure you got your ring gaps correct? If those are too tight I'm guessing it could cause binding and also cause high compression numbers (from less blow by?). Did you hone/bore the cylinders? If you bored, did you get your machine shop to...

Ok, so it only gets used when you take it into the shop and they plug in their diagnostic tool. Thanks. Can anyone help with #s 1 & 2?

Ok, so I've completely rebuilt the engine now and am getting ready to put it back in the ski, but first have to replace the ride plate because I had a cracked fitting in it that couldn't be repaired (I tried). The engine has new pistons and rings, was bored out 0.5 mm over, got a valve job, and...

Just tore down a 4TEC engine on a 2008 Wake 215. Previous owner apparently sunk it and left water in the engine. Upon teardown, the cylinders need to be honed or possibly bored (taking to machine shop this week) and the valves need to be cleaned up. Everything else has cleaned up fairly nicely...

Also, I'm concerned when I rebuilt the jet pump that I may have pressed the bearings in too tightly. Before I replaced them the propeller would spin easily. Now I can turn the propeller by hand but it definitely offers a fair bit of resistance. How do I know if I pressed them in too tightly?

Well I was thinking pull it apart and clean it up as much inside as possible - basically get the crap out and do an inspection. That way maybe I would minimize the amount of stuff I'd have to replace in a rebuild. That just a waste of time?

New to the forum and there is a ton of great info here. I bought a project ski for what seemed like a great price. The owner said it took on water but he got it back to the dock before it got into the engine. He said he thought it was the thru-hull fitting and everything else was fine. So...