71 Javelin
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Hi everyone,
I'm new to the forum, and looking for some technical help. We're attempting to sell my wife's '96 SeaDoo GSX, since we haven't used it in three summers, simply due to work, weather, etc (it was winterized, and stored indoors since then). 108 hours on the machine.
Last week, I drained mostly all of the old gas, that could be reached with the siphon, and added about 6 gallons of new, fresh, premium gasoline. I also purchased and installed new spark plugs and a new battery. After just a few attempts at cranking about a minute or so, it now starts easily. The test drive however, was quite disappointing.
Again, it starts quickly, idles fine, and hasn't stalled at all. A quick squeeze to wide-open throttle, and the response is instant. It leaps out of the water and hits 6500rpm(+) for about one second, then drops down to a slow, sluggish 3500 and stays there. It feels like it's starving for fuel. I can maintain a steady RPM anywhere between idle and 3500, but nothing above that. If I want to hit 6500 again, I need to remove my hand from the throttle for a few seconds, then give it another try, but the result ends up the same every time.
I feel like perhaps it did this once before (several years ago, maybe), but that it had kinda' worked itself out. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank you.
I'm new to the forum, and looking for some technical help. We're attempting to sell my wife's '96 SeaDoo GSX, since we haven't used it in three summers, simply due to work, weather, etc (it was winterized, and stored indoors since then). 108 hours on the machine.
Last week, I drained mostly all of the old gas, that could be reached with the siphon, and added about 6 gallons of new, fresh, premium gasoline. I also purchased and installed new spark plugs and a new battery. After just a few attempts at cranking about a minute or so, it now starts easily. The test drive however, was quite disappointing.
Again, it starts quickly, idles fine, and hasn't stalled at all. A quick squeeze to wide-open throttle, and the response is instant. It leaps out of the water and hits 6500rpm(+) for about one second, then drops down to a slow, sluggish 3500 and stays there. It feels like it's starving for fuel. I can maintain a steady RPM anywhere between idle and 3500, but nothing above that. If I want to hit 6500 again, I need to remove my hand from the throttle for a few seconds, then give it another try, but the result ends up the same every time.
I feel like perhaps it did this once before (several years ago, maybe), but that it had kinda' worked itself out. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank you.