shattered00
Active Member
Hello everyone,
The oil leak appears to have been fixed with a combination of extra hose clamp and RTV. No leak for 24 hours.
Last night I decided to hook everything up as far as the battery goes and this is what I experienced in this specific order (new VTS, new starter (crappy aftermarket as I didn't know OEM was best way until after I bought), new starter relay, new battery). VTS was in middle position prior to all of this.
I hooked the black negative cable from the negative on the battery to the part of the engine where the starter screws through (pic 1). I had previously hooked up the red cable to the starter itself (pic 2). I also hooked the other red cable to the positive terminal on the battery. I hooked up the short black negative cable (pic 3) to the negative terminal and then finally hooked the longer black cable to the negative terminal.
I put the DSS key on and heard two beeps close together. I moved the VTS to the down position (pic 4) and it worked. The VTS would not move back up even though I heard the button clicking and what sounded like some type of electrical noise. I opened the VTS housing and made sure the wires were connected (pic 5). I had previously used dielectric grease and the VTS motor is brand new.
I then attempted to start the ski but noticed that the key was not getting a good connection (factory Sea Doo DSS key) since the lights on the gauge cluster were off. I wiggled the key around and heard two beeps again and saw the lights come on (all four of them in the middle gauge). The lights went off again but still had power to the VTS. I hit the start button and heard the starter do maybe one or two cranks but very, very weak. The start button was clicking as if it was making connection each time I pushed it, however, most of the time there was no response from the ski. I tried again and observed the flywheel was turning (however it was not smooth because the impeller needs to cut through the wear ring since it is stuck on it from installation even though i sprayed sea doo lube on the ring to help it break free).
I disconnected the key and the flywheel continued to try and move and the starter made a a few turns and I began to smell something odd, almost like a very faint chlorine smell. Have never smelled it before in my life so not sure what it was. Since I thought the key was a kill switch and the ski was still trying to turn over somewhat, I got very worried and went to disconnect the negative from the battery. When the screw was almost all the way out, sparks began to fly akin to someone grinding on metal and I pulled back. I have lost the screw and could not find it because I had a hold of the wire and when I pulled back the screw must've flown either out of the ski or somewhere in the hull likely to not be found. I then disconnected the positive making sure not to touch anything to metal. Both ends of the cables were HOT to the point where you could not hold them.
TLDR:
1) What did I hook up wrong to cause the ski to not start properly and why did it continue to "try" and start after the key was removed?
2) Why does the VTS go down but not up?
Thank you for any input.
The oil leak appears to have been fixed with a combination of extra hose clamp and RTV. No leak for 24 hours.
Last night I decided to hook everything up as far as the battery goes and this is what I experienced in this specific order (new VTS, new starter (crappy aftermarket as I didn't know OEM was best way until after I bought), new starter relay, new battery). VTS was in middle position prior to all of this.
I hooked the black negative cable from the negative on the battery to the part of the engine where the starter screws through (pic 1). I had previously hooked up the red cable to the starter itself (pic 2). I also hooked the other red cable to the positive terminal on the battery. I hooked up the short black negative cable (pic 3) to the negative terminal and then finally hooked the longer black cable to the negative terminal.
I put the DSS key on and heard two beeps close together. I moved the VTS to the down position (pic 4) and it worked. The VTS would not move back up even though I heard the button clicking and what sounded like some type of electrical noise. I opened the VTS housing and made sure the wires were connected (pic 5). I had previously used dielectric grease and the VTS motor is brand new.
I then attempted to start the ski but noticed that the key was not getting a good connection (factory Sea Doo DSS key) since the lights on the gauge cluster were off. I wiggled the key around and heard two beeps again and saw the lights come on (all four of them in the middle gauge). The lights went off again but still had power to the VTS. I hit the start button and heard the starter do maybe one or two cranks but very, very weak. The start button was clicking as if it was making connection each time I pushed it, however, most of the time there was no response from the ski. I tried again and observed the flywheel was turning (however it was not smooth because the impeller needs to cut through the wear ring since it is stuck on it from installation even though i sprayed sea doo lube on the ring to help it break free).
I disconnected the key and the flywheel continued to try and move and the starter made a a few turns and I began to smell something odd, almost like a very faint chlorine smell. Have never smelled it before in my life so not sure what it was. Since I thought the key was a kill switch and the ski was still trying to turn over somewhat, I got very worried and went to disconnect the negative from the battery. When the screw was almost all the way out, sparks began to fly akin to someone grinding on metal and I pulled back. I have lost the screw and could not find it because I had a hold of the wire and when I pulled back the screw must've flown either out of the ski or somewhere in the hull likely to not be found. I then disconnected the positive making sure not to touch anything to metal. Both ends of the cables were HOT to the point where you could not hold them.
TLDR:
1) What did I hook up wrong to cause the ski to not start properly and why did it continue to "try" and start after the key was removed?
2) Why does the VTS go down but not up?
Thank you for any input.
