1999 SeaDoo 951 GSX not starting(FORGOT DRAIN PLUGS)

[Camgess]

Hello,
So I am here because I need some of y'alls knowledge. I forgot to put my drain plugs in before putting her in the water the end of last season. She filled up with water pretty significantly. Didn't go up to the carburetor thankfully. She didn't turn over from the start button. But did when you bypassed the solenoid. There isn't a click from the solenoid when trying to start so Im not sure what the possible problems could be. I just put in a new battery today and tried to start it. Still nothing and still the starter turns when the solenoid is bypassed. I have a new one on the way. Is there something else that I should check? The fuzes are all fine and were replaced anyways. I want to reiterate, nothing happens when the starter button is pressed no clicking no nothing. Im pretty sure the solenoid has nothing to do with it unless y'all think otherwise. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

 

[mikidymac]

Typically when they flood the electrical box fills with water. Seeing as yours is dead electrically I would open and check your electrical box.

 

[budnikasr]

Hello,
So I am here because I need some of y'alls knowledge. I forgot to put my drain plugs in before putting her in the water the end of last season. She filled up with water pretty significantly. Didn't go up to the carburetor thankfully. She didn't turn over from the start button. But did when you bypassed the solenoid. There isn't a click from the solenoid when trying to start so Im not sure what the possible problems could be. I just put in a new battery today and tried to start it. Still nothing and still the starter turns when the solenoid is bypassed. I have a new one on the way. Is there something else that I should check? The fuzes are all fine and were replaced anyways. I want to reiterate, nothing happens when the starter button is pressed no clicking no nothing. Im pretty sure the solenoid has nothing to do with it unless y'all think otherwise. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Camgess,

We just had this exact problem on Saturday. We too had a lot of water in it and flooded the electrical box. I literally checked every contact and fuse, spark plugs etc. I did notice there was draw on the battery which meant there was a short somewhere. I bought a new solenoid and installed it. I still couldn't get the machine to start or even get the two beeps. I was totally stumped so I removed the air cover and the three bolts to the starter(it's a pain). As I was removing the bolts, there was a lot of water on the threads. I cleaned those up and then made sure there wasn't any water pouring out of the starter. I hooked it up to the battery directly and it spun. I cleaned the contacts and on the negative, placed a new steel washer. Reinstalled it, hooked the battery up and first try the engine started.

Hope it works for you.

Robert