Quick Intro
I have a 2000 RX that I bought used in May. Owner seemed to take good care of it and it is in good condition bought with 74hours on it. It is now at about 85 hours.
My knowledge of seadoos (and pretty much for engines) was 0 before purchase and everything since than has been a learning experience - replaced oiltank, had to clean rave valves (lost a spring in the process), and other small stuff.
One of the things I've read on the forum is that the grey fuel lines need to be replaced. This seadoo has them, I have not done them but I am thinking I am going to...
Problem
My buddy was riding and (this is according to him) it started losing speed. So he came back in and on the way it died. Got it started and got a little farther and then it died and would not start again. He said it was getting hi RPM (I don't know what he means by this 4000+? 5000+? 6800?) but it wasn't going fast at all.
Now I have this RX that won't start and I'm not sure what to do with it. It beeps twice with the key and the starter cranks but it doesn't turn over. It sounds like it would if you were to try and start it with the gas set to off.
My thought is that it is not getting gas, but I am not sure where to go from here. It seems like I need to replace the fuel lines but I am not sure if that should be the first step. Basically - should I try and get it running before I replace these lines. The reason I ask is because it seems like most people that have problems with the lines notice a gradual drop in RPM and bogging. This seadoo never really had a problem with bogging, except for when the engine is cold.
I'm not sure if it is of any significance, but the day before this happened I added oil. The oil I added was bombardier xps synthetic 2 stroke (it is brown) but the oil that was in there was from the previous owner, and it was blue. My guess is that about the time this happened would line up to be about be when the blue oil ran out, assuming the two oils didn't mix. The day that this happened I filled up the tank - BUT I rode around for 15min before my buddy got on. I don't drive around at WOT except for ~20-30 second spurts. Not sure about my buddy but I'm guessing the same.
Things I've tried so far:
1) check fuel filter near selector switch, grey sediment in there but not enough to clog
2) spark - both sparkplugs are sparking
3) tried starting on RES, same
4) tried new sparkplugs
5) took out sparkplugs, added a spash of gas to each cylinder, replaced sparkplugs. This got the engine to sound like it was turning over but it didn't start. I'm guessing the little bit of fuel burned off because now it is back to before.
Any suggestions as to what should be my next step?
I have a 2000 RX that I bought used in May. Owner seemed to take good care of it and it is in good condition bought with 74hours on it. It is now at about 85 hours.
My knowledge of seadoos (and pretty much for engines) was 0 before purchase and everything since than has been a learning experience - replaced oiltank, had to clean rave valves (lost a spring in the process), and other small stuff.
One of the things I've read on the forum is that the grey fuel lines need to be replaced. This seadoo has them, I have not done them but I am thinking I am going to...
Problem
My buddy was riding and (this is according to him) it started losing speed. So he came back in and on the way it died. Got it started and got a little farther and then it died and would not start again. He said it was getting hi RPM (I don't know what he means by this 4000+? 5000+? 6800?) but it wasn't going fast at all.
Now I have this RX that won't start and I'm not sure what to do with it. It beeps twice with the key and the starter cranks but it doesn't turn over. It sounds like it would if you were to try and start it with the gas set to off.
My thought is that it is not getting gas, but I am not sure where to go from here. It seems like I need to replace the fuel lines but I am not sure if that should be the first step. Basically - should I try and get it running before I replace these lines. The reason I ask is because it seems like most people that have problems with the lines notice a gradual drop in RPM and bogging. This seadoo never really had a problem with bogging, except for when the engine is cold.
I'm not sure if it is of any significance, but the day before this happened I added oil. The oil I added was bombardier xps synthetic 2 stroke (it is brown) but the oil that was in there was from the previous owner, and it was blue. My guess is that about the time this happened would line up to be about be when the blue oil ran out, assuming the two oils didn't mix. The day that this happened I filled up the tank - BUT I rode around for 15min before my buddy got on. I don't drive around at WOT except for ~20-30 second spurts. Not sure about my buddy but I'm guessing the same.
Things I've tried so far:
1) check fuel filter near selector switch, grey sediment in there but not enough to clog
2) spark - both sparkplugs are sparking
3) tried starting on RES, same
4) tried new sparkplugs
5) took out sparkplugs, added a spash of gas to each cylinder, replaced sparkplugs. This got the engine to sound like it was turning over but it didn't start. I'm guessing the little bit of fuel burned off because now it is back to before.
Any suggestions as to what should be my next step?