There was low compression so I pulled it off to look at the pistons.That is water and is what cools the engine.
Why did you pull the head?
Your cylinder drain hoses on the side of the cylinders are plugged and not letting the water drain when the ski is out of the water.
YesAre you sure your compression gauge is accurate?
i’m kind of on the verge of selling it because I’ve replaced pretty much everything and the pistons seem to be good and still doesn’t work right.Are you sure your compression gauge is accurate?
Makes sense, I’ve literally tried everything to get the engine apart but it’s like superglued together.Pistons can "look fine" from the top but your low compression tells the true story.
Does anything look wrong or messed up with the pistons or cylinders, I’m not really sure what to look forYou need to get the big white pipe off first then the cylinders.
Use a dead blow hammer or rubber mallet to break the gaskets free.
BE VERY CAREFUL you don't crack the cylinder water jackets by hitting too hard on the sides!
There was a gasket that seems to be non existent, is that the problemYou still didn't remove the exhaust manifold.....
You can post pictures of the sides of the pistons but you are still going to have to have a machine shop measure the cylinders and pistons to see if they are in spec.
Correct, those adapters will lower compression but it doesn’t have to be SnapOn. I have a few from Autozone that are perfectly accurate too. But if you have the money to spend you can’t go wrong with high quality.On ur compression gauge, the only one to use is a Snapon for best results. Otherwise u will not get true compression. I just went thru this. I have two gauges that i have used for years. Engine on my 95 XP was hard to start and reading low ~120psi. So thought it was time to freshen motor. Took to local shop as they have Snapon guage. Well, compression was at 140psi. Only had carb issues
Turns out my two gauges have little adapters for use in multiple spark plug holes. That little extra volume lowers the psi reading. U need a guage with the shader valve at the end otherwise ur cylinder volume is increased by the adapter. See pics. Was a learning experience for me and hard to believe that little extra volume lowered the psi that much