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2002 GTX 4-stroke My first Seadoo Starting Problem/Other problems?

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JaysonJenn

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This is my first Seadoo and I am learning the hard way. It only has 40 hours and I hope I did not permantly damage the internals.
Summary
My son was driving it in a weedy and returned it to the dock. He did not report any problems however, wHen my other son went to crank it -it did not crank. Sounded like a very rough grinding crank -then stop. Hold start button in- nothing-turns over twice rough sounding -stops -never seeming to fire. Definately not a steady crank smooth crank. I pulled it out of the water and hooked the hose up and tried to crank it-mistake. I removed the plugs-yes water in the cylinder heads. I blew it out as best I could and reinstalled the plugs. No start

WIth the plugs out it continues to turn over much easier.
Oil was clear- now a somewhat milky color. Should I replace the oil before I try to start it again?

The fuel blowing out of the cylinder heads seems watery --not pure fuel. Should I drain all the fuel?

I did replace the plugs and got the majority of the water out of the head by turning it over and vacuuming it out.

I thought about the starter going out that's why it is not turning over smooth.

I have not done a compression test on the cylinders becuase I have to find an adapter to fit in the smaller hole. I will today.
How much pressure am I supposed to have in each cylinder?

I'm not sure what to do now. I do not have the money to take it to a Seadoo dealer.
I was hoping to take the boys tubing this weekend since we were not able to last weekend due the above problems.

Thank you in advance for any help/advice
 
Sounds like you somehow got water sucked in. First take the spark plugs out and crank it over with the throttle wide open until there's nothing spitting out. Make sure the plugs are dry and reinstall them. If any doubt just change them. They're $12 for a set. Change the oil and try to start normally. It may take it longer to fire but if that's all it was then it'll start. Try that and let us know what happens.
 
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