'95 GTX, water Poring in thru manifold

[Artgamble711]

I actually have a few different problems and am not sure if I should list them all in one post or seperate posts.

I have a ’95 gtx and a ’98 gts I bought them both new. As far as I understand, they are the same craft and have the same engine.

I have the shop manual for the '98 GTS, and asume that almost everything applies to the '95 GTX.

I am not mechanically inclined, but I have good friends that are.
I keep both of them on a jet dock all summer.

Last week, I wrote to this board to say the ’95 GTX would not start, the battery was good, but it just made loud clicks.

I was given the correct info on this board from Karl to check the negative cable to the starter..That worked…but now I have a possibly bigger problem.

The ski started on the jet dock (out of the water) but we wanted to check a few things so we backed it into the water a little. Then we saw water POURING out of the manifold, right over the top of the battery.

My first question is how do I fix this? IS there a plug in the manifold that may have come out? Do I need to replace?

My next question is how do I get the starter out. My friend wants to replace the brushes, but it does not look it comes out easy. Do we have to remove more than the manifold to get at it?

Next question is are the brushes something I can get at an auto parts store or do I need to get from seadoo?

My last question is how, do I connect water to the ski so I can do maintenance out of the water, and do I need a special part to do the connection?
I sure appreciate all the help this board has offered.

 

[roneagan@cfl.rr.com]

Water leaking

The water leaking from the manifold is caused by corrosision, causing a hole in the welded in plug.. The easiest way to fix this is to remove tha mainfold from the engine. There are two things you can do, one take it to a shop and have the hole tig welded..There are four plugs in the manifold and I bet all four are close to leaking.. The other method is to use JB weld marine epoxy.. Get a dremel tool and clean the entire area so there is no paint or other foriegn material.. Also bernish the area so it is rough and the epoxy has something to hold to.. Let the epoxy sit for about 20 minutes and spread over the plug, then take a piece of aluminum screen (size of the plug) and set into the epoxy.. Now cover with another coat and let dry.. I have done this with 3 of my machines and all works well.. This stuff is great.. As for the strater if it works leave it alone.. It would be easier to remove with the manifold out..

 

[kustomkarl]

I closed the other thread and left the same information here so you can move forward.
This is how to run your seadoo on the hose.You can hook up the hose to the seadoo and have it run for up to 5 minutes to flush it out. Connect the hose and start the seadoo. Turn on the water after it is started. Turn off the water, than shut down the seadoo. Always do it in this order.
On the rear of the seadoo is a hose, I believe that has a fitting you can attach a hose flush end to. The mating hose ends are available at like Home Depot in the garden center . Get the green colored ones. If your model doesn't have a connector out side the transom of the seadoo, connect a t connector to the hose inside going to the head of the seadoo from the jet pump. It is the feed line for cooling.
The green fitting allows quick connection to do a flush.

It might be a bad gasket or maybe a crack in the manifold I can't see it so look at it real close.

The starter is a bear to remove and yes you might want to remove the manifold to get to it. Bring it to any automotive alternator or starter rebuild company and they should be able to repair it with parts.



Karl