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All good advice thanks..

I have a 1997 Seadoo GTX with a 787 and a 1997 Seadoo Speedster with twin 717 motors. The 787 has rave valves but the 717 does not. I am currently using Quicksilver synthetic blend oil and I was thinking about going to a full synthetic to reduce the level of smoke. I hear there are other...

Update... Had it on the water today. The jet pumps work flawless. Man these boats are quick.

I have a 1997 GTX with the 787. I was told improperly adjusted rave valves will cause issues either at low end or wide open. My ski seems to run good but it seems to be missing a few RPM at the top. It will only hit about 6400 RPM. What I found when inspecting the rave valves was that the red...

Yesterday she got new wear rings, pump bearings and carbon seals with boots. I'm hoping that takes care of the cavitation issues.

The mechanic that rebuilt the pumps said everything else looked good. I guess I'll find out Saturday when I put her in the water.

I have a 1997 Speedster that I took out yesterday. After leaving the dock I slowly throttled up both engines. They both got to a certain RPM then broke loose and cavitated. I was going to put it back on the trailer but decided to bring it up on a plane slowly and was able to get it going. After...

Thanks for the tip. It seems 97-98 will work.

I have a 1997 GTX and the multi gauge doesn't work. The tach and speedo work but the center gauge is dead. I was wondering what year gauge is interchangeable with the 1997 model?

I have a 1997 Seadoo Speedster and I am in need of a tachometer.

I have what I think is an odd one. I have a 1997 Seadoo Speedster with twin 717. This weekend I pulled out the speedometer because it doesn't work and I'm going with a GPS speedo. After I got it out I decided to fire up the boat to make sure everything else was working. The left tach works fine...

Question.. I've watched a few videos on pump removal on my 1997 Seadoo Speedster. They reference the o-rings and to be careful to replace them when reinstalling. I've looked around and I cant seem to find a source for them without them being part of a larger kit with bearings and other things I...

I have a 1997 Seadoo Speedster with twin 717 motors. I suspected wear ring issues so last time I had it out I ran one engine at a time and hit it hard. Both engines responded the same. It seems a lot of cavitation and not much thrust out of the hole. Neither engine independently would get the...

Hello, I took the 97 Speedster out for the first time last week. What a fun machine they are.. The only thing on mine that doesn't work is the speedometer. I was planning to replace the factory gauge with a GPS gauge and was wondering if anyone out there knows the size of the opening in the...

I have a 1997 Speedster with twin 717 motors. I think I need wear rings but when I search for parts all I find is listings for the jet skis and not the boats. Would these wear rings be the same part as on a 1997 jet ski with the 717? Is it the same pump? Thanks in advance for your advice. Mike