1997 XP 787 No Start / gash in hull

[Sportster-2001-951C-Stock]

Do I need this one way valve? If so where can I get a new one?

Not sure what that check valve is.

 

[Sportster-2001-951C-Stock]

Odd it was torn, they can get too stiff or maybe a pin hole. Usually they're still good.

 

[GrupaNation]

It's torn, possibly old, or original.

Its badly torn and all sorts of crumpled.

 

[racerxxx]

When the carbs sit with gas in them they will crumple, I've seen it in almost every old ski I've restored, not torn but hammered looking and wrinkley.

 

[Sportster-2001-951C-Stock]

Its badly torn and all sorts of crumpled.

Only thing I can think of is too much pressure at one time but even that shouldn't be possible. If it was really stiff it might be rotten and split but not soft nearly as a rose petal, hard and brittle.

 

[racerxxx]

That check valve was on the little gray line coming from the accelerator pump, correct? I believe that's like the recharge jet.

 

[Sportster-2001-951C-Stock]

Yes, that check valve would be necessary for the accelerator pump, else fuel returns to the carb on the accelerator squirt stroke? For the pump to work the inlet and outlet must have a check valve. The outlet valve is usually in the 2 carb nozzles, one each.

 

[GrupaNation]

The check valve is for the accelerator pump. I have a new aluminum one ordered