Recent content by noviceskier

Brand new, new rubber bushings and metal ones as well w/243 on threads

I was thinking the same thing as well, hoping not to be the case but ah well. I'll update with the results whenever I've the chance to work on it again.

The original issue was were the engine mounted to the bedplate became loose, due to the yellow driveshaft couplers going out on me. Which in return caused the 4 bolts to the pipe/manifold to back out from the vibrations. The issue now is those same 4 bolts are still backing out, most likely...

Read a post from the doc and he mentioned this: "You are probably over torquing them. They only get tightened to about 18 Lb/ft. If you over tighten them... they stretch, and the gasket crushes. Then... when the engine cools... they become loose. AND... the next ride... they vibrate out." This...

(Some pictures to show the progress) Had converted the ski over to full synthetic since I don't want to have to buy two separate oils for each seadoo. Replaced all the oil lines and flushed the system along with a new filter as well. Here's a picture of the bleeding process along with double...

Okay, I had finished this project so I thought. I had completely gutted the ski, ordered two red driveshaft couplers to replace the two yellow ones. Torqued bedplate to motor to spec and applied 243 loctite to the threads as well. Motor is more than snug, had ordered the sbt alignment tool and...

If you want something fun with the 720, the HX is a contender to fill that position! haha

When I did my hx, I had wet sanded going in stages 1000, 1500, 2000, then finished it off with 3000. I just used regular automotive compound & polish. Took me about a week spending a couple hours going through it in sections. Gelcoat really does buff out amazingly if you're willing to put in the...

Alright, had gotten the motor pulled Wednesday night, found out my yellow coupler shredded into pieces, probably what failed in the first place causing the whole thing to come loose from the bedplate, ah well. Just lucky it didn't take out my driveshaft in the process. Pulling the motor was...

Damn, was hoping I could slide (although highly doubted it) without needing to have the tool. I'll follow up on this thread later with updates as I go along then. Positively thinking, it'll give me the opportunity to clean everything up the way I wanted when I first started this project originally.

Towards the end of the season, the motor in my HX decided it didn't want to stay attached to the bed plate and has decided it wants to go loose on me, just wanting to verify some things before taking it all apart and going in to fix it. If I leave the pump in place, will I need to realign the...

I'd reach out to a local dealer and ask if no one here's able to help you out

50psi & 90lb/ft is what I do :thumbs-up:

Haven't tried this stuff at all so I'm just going off of what the bottle says, which says it meets API TC ratings, which is what your 787 requires. Only thing I'm not seeing if it's fully synthetic or not. Really it comes down to availability. If this is what's easily available to you, then I...

No you will have to flush and bleed the system with the correct oil, along with a new oil filter as well. And yes, 140PSI in both cylinders is fine