Im sure everyone will be sick of answering these questions, but I have a few regarding the skis we picked up last year. Both are at 200 hours. I found right away that the superchargers are the weakest link on these engine. I pulled both of them and sent them in to GreenHulk and had them both rebuilt. Had them out twice so far this season and both are running well. I will try to keep this short. I recently found the heat exchanger hose fittings on both skis seem to be seeping coolant and I found and ordered aluminum replacements, when researching replacing these fittings I went down a rabbit hole and now I am worried about everything under the sun. Here are my questions.
Can those fittings be replaced with the ride plate / heat exchanger installed - looks tough to reach down in there but I think I can do it if so.
How worried do I need to be about the exhaust valves breaking?
How worried do I need to be about the timing chain breaking?
What major component failures are there, or is it just a few people on the internet making this seem like these engines are all doomed without constantly rebuilding the damn engines lol?
I don't have a ton of free time, but I can make the time available if needed. Didn't want to buy projects (its a watercraft, I know) just want to enjoy these things, not work on them all the time
I bought the skis from the original owner who I feel really did a good job maintaining them and he stated they were not run wide open throttle 24/7 and I tend to believe him, but who knows.
I understand if my wife and I drive them like we stole them all the time they wont last as long. I just want to know, at about 200 hours, what do I really need to worry about, and/or what maintenance I should do to these to keep them going for a few more years at least.
I am an automotive technician with almost every tool, other than seadoo specialty tools, at my disposal. I am not well versed in watercraft, but I am a skilled technician so I am confident I can fix most things.
Thank you in advance to all of you that take the time to read this and/or respond.
Sam
Can those fittings be replaced with the ride plate / heat exchanger installed - looks tough to reach down in there but I think I can do it if so.
How worried do I need to be about the exhaust valves breaking?
How worried do I need to be about the timing chain breaking?
What major component failures are there, or is it just a few people on the internet making this seem like these engines are all doomed without constantly rebuilding the damn engines lol?
I don't have a ton of free time, but I can make the time available if needed. Didn't want to buy projects (its a watercraft, I know) just want to enjoy these things, not work on them all the time
I bought the skis from the original owner who I feel really did a good job maintaining them and he stated they were not run wide open throttle 24/7 and I tend to believe him, but who knows.
I understand if my wife and I drive them like we stole them all the time they wont last as long. I just want to know, at about 200 hours, what do I really need to worry about, and/or what maintenance I should do to these to keep them going for a few more years at least.
I am an automotive technician with almost every tool, other than seadoo specialty tools, at my disposal. I am not well versed in watercraft, but I am a skilled technician so I am confident I can fix most things.
Thank you in advance to all of you that take the time to read this and/or respond.
Sam
