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RESTO 95 Seadoo xp 717

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So I was finally able to take it out today it was very hard to start and smoking a lot I had to cut off the gas then it would fire up then turn it back on and it would go but I don’t think it had the power it should have only 6500rmp-7000 and when i gave it full throttle it would try to cut off so I would only go half throttle and it would only try to cut off maybe every 20 minutes when I was about to put it back on the trailer it just died out of nowhere its like all the Electronics Died I cannot get it to do nothing now I have a good connection and it went through a hole tank of gas in about 1 hour and a half thanks
 
Well if it’s cutting out like that, you’ve still got an air leak somewhere. It’s going lean, and that shut off is the motor starting to seize. You really need to find where that extra air is coming from before running it like this again. That motor won’t take being run lean for very long...

I’m not sure on the electrical issue. Will it start back up after sitting, or is everything dead now?
 
I will so it trying to cut out at full throttle is a Sign that it is running lean I don’t know where it could be sucking air at it has a new gasket
 
Is this the same ski that you had the runaway issue with? If so, I’d say you still have an issue from that whole situation...
 
You’ve still got air entering somewhere then. It could be the RV cover, the carb base gaskets, or somewhere we haven’t even looked yet. The way that carb mounting flange was broken is not normal. Your ski took a big impact somewhere to do that, so I’d say you could even have a cracked case...
 
If you keep running it without finding the issue though, it WILL scatter on you though... Id seriously consider pulling that motor and inspecting everything...
 
Outer crank seals can cause air leaks. Inner crank seals will just cause it to burn a bunch of oil and hydrolock when sitting.
 
Pressure test the engine prior to removal, check stator and elect boxes are dry and no corroded or rusty grounds & connections. The more things you know are good, the more you narrow down possible problems, do easiest stuff 1st. After it dies is it smokey under the seat?
 
Block intake, if stock RV cover find some 1/8th -3/16th flat aluminum, make 2 plates to bolt onto intake, pretty doesn't matter just the bolt hole spacing and find a bicycle inner tube and cut 2 pieces large enough to cover the plates so they will seal. Then repeat for the exhaust ports. glue them on the plates, or 2 sided tape, dog snot, anything. Then cut 2 small versions fo... wait, this is a 720 so no Rave valves. Install spark plugs then use the pulse line for the fuel pump to pressurize. If you have a popoff guage/pump or a real Mityvac, real ones have a pressure port also, put 5-6 lbs in and clamp the pulse line, watch the gauge. I think the typical OK time/lbs is 1 lb in 10 minutes, been awhile and I would look for leaks anyways. Obviously, the slower the bleed down the better. spray Windex, diluted Dawn dish soap etc everywhere, remove stator cover for front main seal, you may be able to check the rear with PTO on using a mirror and light. Anywhere a bolt goes through the cases or head. You might be lucky and it holds longer. Not sure about the oil injection itself but if little bubbles appear in your oil tank it could be the inner crank seals. If it leaks and you don't see any bubbles it may be leaking past the inner mains then past the RV shaft seal. If I missed something one of the others here can fill in or correct this. And was it you that said their plugs were gray? Sounds lean or you use AV fuel if it was you. Good luck and you'll get it dialed in eventually. Lee
 
In the reply box there's a "attach files" box, or the icon to the left of the smiley face inserts image in your post, my guess anyways.
 
When I bought the crankcase off someone on eBay if you look into the intake port there is a little pice of metal it has a very small hole in the middle of it it’s located at the bottom inside the intake the one on the right side is fine but the one on the left is broke off Wish I knew what it was called would that make any difference I have a picture below thanks
 
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