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Small red wire is attached to left post of solenoid. I have confirmed this is the correct position.

So I unplugged the connector to the solenoid and plugged it back in. Hooked battery back up and it did not start up. I put the key in, hit the start button, and the ski started right up. Interesting?!? Maybe solenoid was stuck in open position? Not sure but it seemed to do the trick for now.

Small red wire is on solenoid post furthest from battery.

My 1997 Sea Doo GTX 787 wasn’t starting so I replaced the rectifier. Nothing. Replaced battery. Nothing. Checked fuses all A-OK. Today I replaced the starter solenoid and the ski fired right up. Hooray! Went for a ten minute ride. Everything seemed fine. Turned off ski at the dock and I heard...

So if you are able to jump across the solenoid this does not necessarily indicate a bad solenoid? Not that the video is gospel, but I thought the point of jumping across was to diagnose if solenoid was bad. No jumping across means solenoid good, jumping across means solenoid bad. Did I...

I was not getting power to the solenoid when I placed the circuit tester on the second post and pressed the start button.

It’s been a while but I wanted to post an update. I purchased a new rectifier and installed it without issue. The 12v error light still came on after install. I purchased a second new battery (different brand than the first new one) and the 12v error message went away but the ski would not even...

Gotcha. Thx Guys!

Has anyone bought rectifiers from this place: Regulator Rectifier GTX787 GTX 787 Sea Doo They claim to have a higher output capacity then does OEM part. Thoughts?

So I pulled the front electrical box and checked the fuses. Both were a-ok. I also ran a new ground wire. Nada, nothing, zip. Gauges still reading LOW VOLTAGE. I would like to check the rectifier but from what I have read you need to have the ski running to perform the meter test. Is they any...

I hear ya. Someone told me to take a look at the box and see if anything was corroded on the inside. I open it up and it was about 1/8 full of water and the wires and what not were nasty and corroded. Figured it couldn’t hurt to at least replace that mess with someone better.

Ordering a Rear Electrical Box w/ Coil Solenoid and Wiring Harness. Will install next week. Keeping my fingers crossed. In terms of carb rebuild, I put out some feelers and found a guy that apparently used to own a shop down near Lake Michigan. He is retired now but still does work out of his...

Going up to the lake this weekend. I will give this a try. Thank you!

Nope, never charged while the battery was in the ski. I always took the battery out and charged it in the garage.

No, no beeps when I put the Key in. The only thing I get is the digital readout that says “maintenance.”