android7777
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I was out testing my 1996 Seadoo XP to make sure my carb rebuild was successful on it, and my 1996 Seadoo GTX cut out. I never go out on the lake with one ski because tows are expensive. Luckily I have two skis, so that is usually not a problem. I was not riding my GSX, so I am not sure of the exact symptoms of its demise. This is what my buddy said it did. The ski just started to bog down, and then turned off. He tried to start for a second, but it would not start. The 12 Volt battery low light had came on, so I just figured the battery was dead. I hooked a tow rope from the front of the GSX to the back of the XP. He stayed on the GSX while we were towing, and I ended up towing us all back in. It was about a 2 mile tow.
Once back at the docks, I blew all the water out of my XP. I was not able to blow the water out of the GSX due to it not starting, but it drained for about 2 minutes. I took it home, and swapped batteries to start it up. It still would not start, and it was spitting water. I then charged the batteries for about 2 hours, and tried again. I drained one battery, and then the other, but the ski still would not start. Puzzled by this, I did a compression check. The first cylinder (Cylinder closest to the front of the PWC) was reading about 90psi, and the other 150psi. It seems a cylinder has blown, but I am puzzled as to how. Could the tow in have gotten water into the cylinder, and then me trying to fire it up at home have blown it? Anyways, not sure what to try next... :banghead: Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance....
Once back at the docks, I blew all the water out of my XP. I was not able to blow the water out of the GSX due to it not starting, but it drained for about 2 minutes. I took it home, and swapped batteries to start it up. It still would not start, and it was spitting water. I then charged the batteries for about 2 hours, and tried again. I drained one battery, and then the other, but the ski still would not start. Puzzled by this, I did a compression check. The first cylinder (Cylinder closest to the front of the PWC) was reading about 90psi, and the other 150psi. It seems a cylinder has blown, but I am puzzled as to how. Could the tow in have gotten water into the cylinder, and then me trying to fire it up at home have blown it? Anyways, not sure what to try next... :banghead: Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance....
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