Apeman
Active Member
Just bought a used 96 Sportster with the a 717. When I bought it, it had been sitting for quite a while, possibly over a year. The bilge had a few gallons of water, covered with a pretty thick oil slick. (Light blue/green in color, and very thick)
Spent the past week cleaning it repeatedly, (mostly blige) and finally about 97% clean.
Drained the oil tank of the green unknown stuff, and used a pump to suck it out of the rotary valve gearbox cavity. Refilled with Seadoo full synthetic (red stuff) and test ran her a few times in the driveway.
Belched smoke for a bit, then cleaned up. Water appeared to be moving through the cooling system as it should.
Today, took her out on the water for the first time. Let her warm up properly and then slowly opened her up. No smoke to speak of, no misfiring, and ran up to what I think is normal WOT rpm. No tach to verify, but I had a XP with a 650, and it sounded nearly identical. Felt good.
Had her out for about 30 minutes, enough to prove proper operation. Trailered it, and went back home. Opened the engine compartment and took a look, and saw only a minimal amount of water, probably from climbing in and out. Tipped her up and then I saw some oil.
Brand new Red Seadoo stuff. Total amount, probably about 2 ounces. Clean, sitting on top of the water. Sucked it all out, and watched. A small about dripped from somewhere under the exhaust side of the engine, and eventually stopped. Maybe a teaspoon or less.
The Question: Where from? It has been worked on, and some work was sloppy. Maybe a nicked or gouged oil line? Injector pump? Will I need to yank the engine?
If so, does the jet pump have to be removed, or can it be done without jet pump removal?
I have rebuilt three jet pumps, 1 587, and two 787's. Complete overhauls.
I'm hoping I dont need to rebuild this one completely.
Thanks in advance guys!!
Apeman
Spent the past week cleaning it repeatedly, (mostly blige) and finally about 97% clean.
Drained the oil tank of the green unknown stuff, and used a pump to suck it out of the rotary valve gearbox cavity. Refilled with Seadoo full synthetic (red stuff) and test ran her a few times in the driveway.
Belched smoke for a bit, then cleaned up. Water appeared to be moving through the cooling system as it should.
Today, took her out on the water for the first time. Let her warm up properly and then slowly opened her up. No smoke to speak of, no misfiring, and ran up to what I think is normal WOT rpm. No tach to verify, but I had a XP with a 650, and it sounded nearly identical. Felt good.
Had her out for about 30 minutes, enough to prove proper operation. Trailered it, and went back home. Opened the engine compartment and took a look, and saw only a minimal amount of water, probably from climbing in and out. Tipped her up and then I saw some oil.
Brand new Red Seadoo stuff. Total amount, probably about 2 ounces. Clean, sitting on top of the water. Sucked it all out, and watched. A small about dripped from somewhere under the exhaust side of the engine, and eventually stopped. Maybe a teaspoon or less.
The Question: Where from? It has been worked on, and some work was sloppy. Maybe a nicked or gouged oil line? Injector pump? Will I need to yank the engine?
If so, does the jet pump have to be removed, or can it be done without jet pump removal?
I have rebuilt three jet pumps, 1 587, and two 787's. Complete overhauls.
I'm hoping I dont need to rebuild this one completely.
Thanks in advance guys!!
Apeman