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1996 XP 800 rebuild…
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Banshhe1
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So the wife is not exactly happy that I sold a perfectly running Ski, for this thing lol. What makes the most sense here, buy a full engine rebuild kit, crank, pistons etc and do the work myself. There’s a guy locally to me that has all the specialty tools that I need. Or a rebuilt short block from SBT or some other shop. Try and source take out locally on marketplace or the like. This needs to be as budget friendly as possible. The wife ain’t happy as mentioned
Don’t buy SBT, to much risk that it will be garbage, either spend the money and rebuild it yourself but do it right or keep your eyes open for a running 787 on marketplace
Banshhe1
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I’ve seen a few guys selling the full engine rebuild kits on eBay 1996-1999 SEA-DOO 787 800 CARB Complete ENGINE REBUILD KIT / CARB models / NEW | eBay
Is that the way to go?
Is that the way to go?
Looks
Looks like SBT to me,
Banshhe1
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Well do you have any recommendations on where to get a complete engine rebuild kit?
I don’t have any recommendations on an all in one kit but I’ve seen competitive crankshafts mentioned on here numerous times for quality crank rebuilding. Pro X pistons. Only my opinion but if cost is an issue as I believe you had mentioned it is, I would look for a good used machine rather than an SBT rebuilt crank, not a used crank individually but a machine that let’s say had no spark or won’t run correctly for whatever reason but the engine rolls over smoothly by hand.
As @tobytd said, poor machine work caused it. No chamfer caused the ring to snag and that is why it broke the piston crowns off at the ring land.
If you are going to keep this ski for years send the crank to Competative Crankshafts and the cylinders to Group K. OEM pistons are the best, second is Pro-X which Group K can supply or you can have them drop shipped to them once you find out the size needed. Third best is WSM.
Stay away from anything SBT unless you just want the cheapest reman to flip the ski.
If you are going to keep this ski for years send the crank to Competative Crankshafts and the cylinders to Group K. OEM pistons are the best, second is Pro-X which Group K can supply or you can have them drop shipped to them once you find out the size needed. Third best is WSM.
Stay away from anything SBT unless you just want the cheapest reman to flip the ski.
Banshhe1
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Still waiting on the engine but that’s ok, riding season is over in my neck of the woods. I did get a custom graphics kit ordered from PWC Graphics should be here in a week or so. They were great to deal with if you need some graphics.
I also. Got the wife’s 94 GTX winterized and put away
I also. Got the wife’s 94 GTX winterized and put away
KRP also has pretty decent graphics kits, about half the cost of pwc graphics
Banshhe1
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I’ve seen there stuff on Etsy. Looks like all factory replacement stuff, will they do custom graphics?
I’m not sure if they do custom or not, I believe they do. I’m pretty sure I ordered kits for the seadoo’s directly from their website. Can’t remember for sure now, but they are available on multiple platforms at different prices
JuliusCaesar
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how many hours on that before it gave way? If the cylinders were bored over, the RAVE valves need to be trimmed back as well. I can't imagine it not being done when you first bought it from the guy, but that sucks you have to go through this.
Banshhe1
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This what I had them make for me. Customer service was 10/10. I’ll post some pics when they’re actually on my ski.
Looking forward to seeing the pics,
