1995 hx 750

[tucsonguy249]

Took my ski to the lake this past weekend and it filled with water. I hooked it up to water in my yard to find the leak. Water is spraying out of a hole in the top of my exhaust manifold. It looks like its supposed to be plugged. It's right above my finger in the picture. Anyone know what this hole is?

 

[Dr Honda]

Are you talking about the elbow fitting, or the plug that is welded into the side of the pipe?

 

[tucsonguy249]

Yes, the welded plug

 

[Dr Honda]

OK... it's normal for the older skis... especially ones that get used in salt water, to rot out the weld plugs. The recommended repair is to cut it out, and weld in a new plug. BUT, there have been members here that have tapped it, and threaded in a large plug... or even fixed it with JB weld.

If you don't have a weld shop local to you... I'm sure you can find a pipe on ebay for $30 or less. (FYI, fresh water skis don't normally have that prob)

 

[GatorGreg]

A few years back I had the same leak. I used a pick and scraped out any loose debris I could find. Then used a wire brush and roughed up the area real good. I used a two part chemical weld putty (similar to Mighty Putty) to patch. Make sure you knead it very well and then press it in place. Use a little spit on your fingers to smooth it out then let it set. It took about 5 minutes to patch and I let it set overnight. Havn't had a problem since. (knock on fiberglass).