m33ndo
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Howdy All!
I just bought a 98 Seadoo Challenger. The port side engine doesn't start up. I figure with a little bit of elbow grease and some new parts, I can get it back up and running. Worst case, I'd rebuild the engine , but really hoping to avoid that if possible.
The first thing I noticed was the rave valve closest to the bow was not sliding in at all whatsoever, it was stuck and super grimy. As I hammered it out I also ended up snapping the top part of the rave bolt, so I ordered a couple new rave valves earlier today as well as all the gaskets. The other rave valve was sliding and was super easy to take out.
I ended up pulling the top part of the exhaust and the carbs to get better clearance and for cleaning purposes. The top part of the exhaust was to help access the stuck rave valve and hammer it out and also to clean the openings. The carbs was to inspect/clean/re-build if necessary while my parts and gaskets come in.
I've found good videos for each individually through this forum, so thank you all! I feel pretty good about this project.
My question is this:
Is there a way to check if the engine is "stroking" or not seized without pulling the top casing off the engine?
Please view my video of what I'm seeing
Based on your guys' experience and what you're seeing in my video, does this engine look salvageable? Or am I looking at an engine rebuild?
Thoughts? I'm trying to gauge whether I should piece it back together with fresh carbs and rave valves and if that'll get it to work or if I should keep going and potentially pull the engine.
Thanks,
Manny
I just bought a 98 Seadoo Challenger. The port side engine doesn't start up. I figure with a little bit of elbow grease and some new parts, I can get it back up and running. Worst case, I'd rebuild the engine , but really hoping to avoid that if possible.
The first thing I noticed was the rave valve closest to the bow was not sliding in at all whatsoever, it was stuck and super grimy. As I hammered it out I also ended up snapping the top part of the rave bolt, so I ordered a couple new rave valves earlier today as well as all the gaskets. The other rave valve was sliding and was super easy to take out.
I ended up pulling the top part of the exhaust and the carbs to get better clearance and for cleaning purposes. The top part of the exhaust was to help access the stuck rave valve and hammer it out and also to clean the openings. The carbs was to inspect/clean/re-build if necessary while my parts and gaskets come in.
I've found good videos for each individually through this forum, so thank you all! I feel pretty good about this project.
My question is this:
Is there a way to check if the engine is "stroking" or not seized without pulling the top casing off the engine?
Please view my video of what I'm seeing
Based on your guys' experience and what you're seeing in my video, does this engine look salvageable? Or am I looking at an engine rebuild?
Thoughts? I'm trying to gauge whether I should piece it back together with fresh carbs and rave valves and if that'll get it to work or if I should keep going and potentially pull the engine.
Thanks,
Manny