1997 challenger

[97sdchallenger]

I bought a 97 challenger earlier this year and have been getting a lot of use out of it. Recently it occasionally doesn't want to rev up to full RPMs at full throttle. It will run about 4500 for a while and then take off suddenly. Also if you pull back on the throttle and then open it wide open again it sometimes corrects the problem too. Its making pulling a wakeboarder out of the water difficult. It also will bog down on sharp turns (more frequently left turns than right). Exhaust smoke is white-ish (could be just steam maybe?) As far as maintenance i really haven't done much. I replaced the plugs once and I make sure oil is in the oil injection tank and gas is in the gas tank. This is the first seadoo I've owned and any help would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[Dr Honda]

Since it's a challenger... your RAVE valves probably just need cleaned.

 

[97sdchallenger]

Thanks, I've found info on this site on how to do that so I'll give it a shot.

 

[AZMike123]

How often do you need to clean the RAVE valves? I just bought one myself.

 

[Dr Honda]

How often do you need to clean the RAVE valves? I just bought one myself.

Normally once a year. Twice, if you idle a lot, or use the boat more than 70hrs/yr.