98 XP Limited.... Water hose connection..Am I missing a cap?

[Cowboyversion]

Is the opening on the pump housing that you connect the water hose to run the ski out of the water suppose to have a cap on it when not in use?

 

[Watson91]

I'm new to the SeaDoo world, but I believe I know what you are talking about. If so mine has a red plastic cap on it.

 

[Cowboyversion]

Is yours located outside the ski @ the jet pump?

 

[stang69]

Cap Not required

You do not need a cap on that inlet as the circulating circuit for water is through vaccumm and pressure and having this inlet open all the time will not affect the cooling circuit. My 98 GTX Ltd and brother in=law's 98 XP, 02 GTX DI do not have a cap either.

 

[stang69]

Red Plastic Cap

Hey Cowboy I beleive the Red plastic cap watson91 was refering to is the one sitting on the tee on the inlet hose inside the engine compartment. Just looked at mine and it has that red plastic pull off cap on the plastic tee. I might be wrong but I think that is what he was indicating

 

[Cowboyversion]

I believe your rite. My 96 xp has the red plastic cap in it also.
The issue I'm having with the 98 is the exhaust system is getting hot enough to melt the connetting boots & the flush line in the back is a dirrect feed to the exhaust cooling lines and it seems the water would just flow out the hose inlet intstead of cooling the exhaust.

 

[stang69]

Where is it hot?

Where are you finding it hot (To melt the boots)? Is it the tuned pipe off the block or is it the muffler itself you are finding too hot? The main tuned pipe is cooled by an internal exhanger (Channels inside the port housing) which is fed by the blocks cooling outlet, then the back portion of the tuned pipe assemblies is fed off the main tuned port by a smaller 1/4 inch rubber hose. One of these hoses may be restricted. Is there a Rave valve on your muffler?

 

[Cowboyversion]

Yes. There is a rave valve on the muffler. The hose that connects the tuned pipe & the exhaust pipe is actually melting. My guess is the port that actually injects water into the tuned pipe (not the cavity of it but actually into the exhaust chamber) doesn't have the volume of water it needs. The cooling port is controlled by the muffler rave valve and the muffler rave valve is tied into the flush out port.

 

[stang69]

I see what you are talking about now. I have a diagram of the cooling system circuit infront of me and can see where the issue may be with your Water flow regulator Valve (rave) If you need a copy I can scan it and send it to you

 

[Cowboyversion]

That would be great!!