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Heh you guys are awesome. I may have to try the rag entertainment too. I'm betting that no the tank won't come out. Small hole and really big tank, there's not enough lube in the world. Guess I'm grabbing jerry cans and my pickle grabber.

So I've got a full tank of gas in my 97 GSX and I've been catching huge chunks of rust in my fuel filter. I suspect that the convenient marine gas at the station beside my storage yard is biting me. I can't think of anywhere else it could have come from, I don't even use jerry cans. Anyhow my...

Yeah and if you run premix then your rotary gear and everything else that is also lubed with oil only (not gas and oil) is running dry. I've been told over and over that the stock oil pump will easily outlast the ski and the only weak points are the lines cracking from age and the owner ignoring...

After hours and hours of searching I'm not sure I've gotten any closer to picking an intake grate. I've got a skat trak swirl impeller (not sure of pitch as it came in a replacement pump) and I'm finding that I'm having a heck of a time keeping water in the pump. I'm usually out on the lake when...

Normally I'd run as fast as I could, but considering the fact that they were maintained by a local shop, they have a lot more maintenance done than one sitting on a lift all year and used the odd weekend in the summer. I'm going into it skeptical not eyes closed everything's peachy keen...

First of all my apologies if this has been covered already. My folks are thinking about looking at a 2007 seadoo gti that's an ex rental with 300 hours. Now I've got a bit of experience getting a rat bagged GSX tip top but the 4 strokes and a decade newer makes this a little out of my league...

Darn I was really hoping that wasn't the case. I may have to try the dealership to see what they might have. I expect to get odd looks for riding such an ancient machine instead of one of those new fangled 20 grand space ships.

So this may sound silly, but where do the washers go? I've been digging through my parts and found a spring that I think is the right one, but the two stainless washers I have don't seem to fit well anywhere.

Well if you've read the title you know the score. My 97 GSX seems to be missing those. I suspect I'm to blame as I've had far too many bits of this thing apart over the years. Now what I'm wondering is how critical are the washers and if I were to dig through spare parts what might I be...

I'll get the ball rolling with; have you changed your grey tempo fuel lines and cleaned out all three fuel filters (that includes the filter in each carb), does it run better when you turn your fuel selector to reserve, and have you checked the condition of your rave valves (cylinders and on the...

Not much help, but I'm wondering if something like ATV grips with lots of grip glue would work. Mine came with some awful cobbled on grips sporting electrical tape and zip tie retention. Actually now that I think about it those clamp on mountain bike grips may work as they always seem to be...

I had to read this over to make sure it wasn't one of my old posts. I had exactly the same problem with exactly the same machine. It turned out that the rave valve on the water box had come unscrewed and stopped letting water in to cool the exhaust from there back. It destroyed the larger...

bigJake you're officially my hero for the day. Now I know that if I run out to the farm I'll actually have something to look at. All I have to do is cross my fingers and hope for an Ah HA! moment that won't be costing me big bucks.

I was just digging through the owners manual online and it states that for SPX/GSX/GTX/XP models the 7.5A fuse is located in the rear electrical box along with another 15A fuse. It appears that they're under caps that just look like wire connections. It's on page 76 if that helps at all as I...

Thanks for the reply, I've seen that site and read it over many a time. My problem is that site doesn't mention anything about what it means if you're just getting clicks or exactly where the VTS trim fuse is. The motor has been tested on a 12v battery and verified good. I've found the shop...

I've looked at the microfiche after reading that the fuse can be in the rear electrical box (mine is missing the seal and bolts holding things in place, but I don't see a fuse). I checked the MPEM and iirc there were four fuses, 2 7.5 amp and all looked fine. When I bought the GSX it was missing...

Well I got it. It took gargantuan hand strength, flexibility of a gymnast, and just the right swearing. I managed to torque it up the last bit with differential pressure on the little tabs. I added a bit of silicon, by a bit I mean a lot, and not a leak. It was unbelievably awesome to finally...

I've had to replace the thru hull exhaust tip on my GSX as it was melted and allowing the exhaust to pop off. I've dealt with the cause of the melting, but I can't figure out how to tighten the big nut effectively. Having no side clearance I can't use a wrench and the pipe is too long for a...

My North American 90 Volvo 740 was rated from the factory at 154hp and rated to tow 3500 lbs. I didn't have any issues towing around 2000 lbs more than a few times a year. If it's rated for it then why not? People will tell you that you need a massive truck to tow a small trailer, but really I...

I used to tow a 98 Yamaha XL1200 with my modified 90 Volvo 744 16v which was rated to tow 3500 lbs and it did it just fine. Now I'm towing a 98 Seadoo GSX with my 08 Subaru Outback 2.5i which is rated to tow 2700 lbs and it does the trick. My only complaint is my Subaru could use the low range...