Recent content by Spank

Happy Spring, all! Hey, any chance anyone knows what fastener (dia, length, thread pitch, etc.) fastens the board in attached photo? (Assuming it is the ECU and am practically positive the fastener is metric). (We’ve confirmed the fasteners (I believe there’re 2 or 3 of them) are not (have...

Edit: it appears the YouTube video link can’t be posted but, if you Google “2023 Spark TRixx” you will bring up a very long vlog by Kevin at The Watercraft Journal where he drrrrrrrrrrrrags out spilling some conversations he had with BRP insiders … fast forward scroll will be your friend but...

ETA: reasonably sure there is no leak (been 3 years so I suspect some came out flipping it and some possibly evaporation due to heat but nevertheless, I’m gonna watch it); I’m gonna bring the overflow reservoir level up with a 50/50 mix of coolant and distilled water. And oh yeah, watch it! ;-)

Hello all, I took the top off our 2019 TRixx today, at the 44-hour mark, knocking out an end-off-season oil, filter and spark plugs change when I noticed the coolant level is well below the “Cold Level” line (the engine was cold when I noticed it and took the attached photos. i seem to remember...

Read a lot there, do you Chesty?

Great post, “benji” !!! @archaicguy , Fluid Film is awesome for liberally spraying the external (outside) portions of your engine bay, rear jet area, etc., etc. but, Fluid Film is simply a lanolin-based preservative - Fluid Film is NOT A SUBSTITUTE for fogging oil. Fluid Film is superior for...

Oh no, I don’t ever want to be, “that guy!” o_O If the ski is not sitting in the water then, we definitely only start ‘em and let em run on a freshwater hose (which we ALWAYS start the engine first, then turn the water hose on; and, ALWAYS turn the water off, before stopping the engine) I may...

Hi, speed! Oh my bad, I didn’t mean to insinuate I “need” to start the engine, just to change the oil ... On the other hand, with my particular oil extraction pump I use on our skis, the oil does always seem to come out quicker when warmed ... More than anything else, for me personally, (AND...

@mikidymac - Thank YOU!!!!! Guess next year will be a breeze but, really appreciate the help in not “cooking” any parts unintentionally! Man, I feel like such a goof, not worrying about those grips til now - been too busy having fun! I grabbed a Spark Maintenance Cable from Martin at Reliable...

@DeejayGTI - man, THANK YOU! :thumbs-up: You just saved me some precious $ (that will now go straight from me to the wife and on our 1 year old rescue Jack Russell mix, “JAX” :angry: (I nicknamed him, “WifenStealer” though and he just looks at me and smiles that dog smile -y’all know the one -...

This describes me also: 2018 Yama VXR; 2019 TRixx 2-up and a ‘19 Kawa SXR 1500 standup - each serves an individual purpose and fills a niche the other 2 cannot. I should add, the Yama VXR was our first ever ski and an absolute hands down best first choice for our family (wife absolutely loves...

Q - 1: Just curious what an appropriate “max” amount of time is, to run a 2019 Spark on a freshwater hose? Objective will be long enough to warm the engine oil for an oil siphon and change, etc. I ask as I remember seeing something about a carbon ring that can critically complicate running...

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Me? Mind? Why soy-ten-lee! Here ya go! THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND TOP LOADER INTAKE GRATES <snip> “So you want to gain more performance out of your personal watercraft but don’t want to break the bank. Well one of the easiest ways to do so is going to be to install a top loader intake grate. A...

Gotcha but, anytime anyone says that (“it’s in your head”), I ALWAYS harken back to days (and nights!) of past ...: :p “When logic and proportion Have fallen sloppy dead And the white knight is talking backwards And the Red Queen's "off with her head!" Remember what the dormouse said: Feed...