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96 Challenger with Rotax 787: I'm looking for suggestions and recommendations on what you GURUs have done with your own boats or skis to really dial them in. My current adjustments: FUEL: 87 Octane from the Gas Station (Not marine fuel) OIL: XPS 2 Stroke Synthetic Oil Gallon 779127 -...

Hi guys, lookin for some pointers (already read every post on the internet including here and followed the advice but no fix yet) Got a 97 gtx that stopped running right and was left in bits for a few years. Rebuilt it recently but cant get it beyond 5k on the water. Can rev the danglies off it...

Hello all, I have a 1996 GTX. It has moisture damage inside ignition housing and i am replacing just about all contained parts. My question: Is it possible/very difficult to remove old and install new oil seal in the magneto housing without the pusher and handle specified in the shop...

Hey all, Just rebuilding my pumps on my 98 speedster with twin 787's but I am about to torque it all down but before I do, I wanted to ask if anyone had any issues using the WSM rebuild kits for the pump, more specifically, the thrust washer not fitting in the center bore (when putting it in...

In my 1998 speedster the boat engine was not starting right, randomly shutting off, didn’t run right, stall at low rpm, had a vibration/rattling noise coming from back ,etc. I decided to do a full tuneup to see whats up (carbs, new filters, oil, head gaskets, peek inside to check pistons, plugs...

I recently bought a 97 gtx from a guy that had let it sit for years. I replaced the old gray fuel lines right off the bat. Rebuilt the carbs. New battery. New spark plugs and wires (cut 1/4" off before installing boots) . Cleaned the rave valves. Drained the fuel tank. Replaced the oil injection...

What’s a good substitute for this part. I lost my recharge jet and they don’t sell them anymore. What’s a good substitute for it. Thanks!?!? I DONT WANT TO REJET THE CARB. I just need this one part. The card has already been rebuilt.

Hi guys, I searched and I saw a few suggestions here, but I want to be absolutely sure I get the right battery here fro my 1998 Seadoo Speedster with twin 787's (partially to eliminate this as being a possibility of being the cause of one of my issue where one engine shuts off randomly, plus...

Hi everyone. Recently started having issues with my 1997 GSX. I was out on the lake and my rectifier went bad. I replaced the rectifier with an OEM used one and it ran great right after install, but coming back to it the next day, I found the battery was dead. I put it on the battery charger...

Hello, I recently purchased a 1999 seadoo challenger 1800 with 787 engines in them. I’m having a few issues with them that I can’t figure out. 1- on one of the motors the compression readings are around 210 on each cylinder. And I’m not sure why that is. I’m no mechanic but that doesn’t seem...

Hello All, I was helping a buddy rebuild the top end on his '99 GTX RFI (Rotax 787 Motor). One of his pistons blew apart and scoured the cylinder, so we ordered new cylinders, pistons, top end gaskets and seals, wrist pins, and wrist pin bearings. I had seen that the replacement ones he...

Hi everyone happy I found this forum and clearly see alot of communication and helpful individuals on here. I have a 99 speedster with the twin 787s and have lost spark to my starboard side engine. I have tested every thing including even switching everything from one engine to the other no...

Hello everyone, New to the forum and I've been diagnosing some issues on my 2001 GTX RFI so I thought I would share. Bought the jet ski and it was running a little rough and fouling plugs so I cleaned the RAVE valves and it was running like a dream. Before taking it down to my house on the...

Hey everybody, Let me start off by saying I’m no expert, have basic mechanical knowledge, and this is my first boat. I bought this boat from this guy a couple months ago and was insured many promises and how this challenger is good to go for summer. It has a new engine on starboard side by...

Starter replaced fixed problem

Hey guys new here just purchased my first jet ski 1999 seadoo gtx as a project I’m a big diy person, I picked this ski up a couple days ago for a great deal and the previous owner said it had some electrical issue but wasn’t sure and didn’t want to deal with it so what’s happening is no beep no...

Hi, I recently bought a 1997 Sea-Doo GSX. It didn't run and had been sitting for a while. We put on a new starter and a new battery and got it to start for a bit. About a week later we went back to it and it wouldn't start. Tracked the problem down to a bad ignition coil. While we were at it, we...

Still working on my neighbor's 97 Challenger (sgl 787). Having issues...as in after all my work, it is still doing the exact same thing it did before. Questions at end, background first. Original symptoms: slow acceleration to top speed, but was able to plane up to about 40mph eventually...

I'm trying to Synch the oil pump on the front of the 787 engine to the carbs, and I'm having two problems: 1) I can't properly search the forum for previous answers because it always eliminates the word "oil" from my "oil pump" search and I get hundreds of irrelevant posts, mostly about jet...

Hello all, I've been reading and researching a ton so I thought I'd make a project thread and see if I can get some insight from all the geniuses on here. I know it's a bit of a novel, but I thought it better to roll it all into one post for continuity. I have a 2002 GTX RFI with ~130 hrs...