So it was the impeller binding up with the wear ring. I pulled the spark plugs to remove the pressure and tried cranking the motor. It helped but still not enough movement. I used a little wd40 to grease the ring and that helped too but still not enough movement to seat the impeller. Finally I...
I replaced the jet drive and impeller on my 96 sportster. Now the boat won’t crank. I pulled the plugs and tried to crank it up so it could create some space in the wear ring. It won’t really crank very much. Could I need a stronger starter, could the drive shaft be an issue?
I pulled the jet...
I would check the wear ring and impeller. I ran over some debris after a storm and started having similar problems. I replaced both and it runs great with plenty of power.
I am not sure if I am running lean but I am having issues when I give it gas. Around mid throttle I bog down pretty bad and have to go full throttle to take off.
I have an oil leak in my Sportster and when cleaning up the mess so I can hunt for the leak I found a lot of metal pellets in the hull. Does anyone have any idea what this is and if I should be concerned?