2005 Seadoo GTI Tuned pipe hole

[JimyIrons]

I was getting both my Seadoos ready for lake season... GTI LE RFI ran fine first start as usual... my GTI LE 2 stroke started no problem after third time but noticed water spewing into the engine compartment. I took the below video... looks like a hole in the tuned pipe.

So my question is before I replace the pipe do you think JB Weld Aluminum epoxy will work on this? This is the replacement piep that I put in it five years ago...

Thanks for your help.

Jimmy

 

[mikidymac]

Very common with age.
I have used the JB weld epoxy putty as a temporary fix.

@racerxxx makes new aluminum discs that you can have a welding shop install for a permanent fix.

 

[JimyIrons]

How long did the JB Weld hold for? Did you get the Aluminum JB Weld?

I'll reach out to @racerxxx to buy some from him... thanks for that info!

 

[mikidymac]

JB Weld Steel Stick Putty.
As far as I know it has been working for years as I don't think my friend ever fixed it correctly.

 

[JimyIrons]

Did some research on different JB weld products and they have a good one.. I'll give this a shot first.. hope it lasts for a long time

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