Bailer?

[jrwireman1960]

I can’t find this piece in the manual, it is off a 96 gts, could someone tell me what it is and where it goes, and what is its purpose?

 

[kmarts]

That's a bailer....

I don't know about that particular ski but they usually go between the engine and pump towards the rear on the bottom of the hull. There's a metal clip that holds it down. It sits in the recess of that rubber boot.

The hose goes up and connects to an elbow just under the seat at the rear of the hull opening. On my ski there's two bailers

 

[mikidymac]

That's correct. It's your bilge pump and there should be 2 of them. THe elbow needs to be mounted high then the tube that's missing goes down to the pump and exits out the back of the ski into the pump.

 

[jrwireman1960]

O.K. This has nothing to do with what everyone calls the pisser?

 

[mikidymac]

No, this is the bilge pump, it operates on the vacuum from the jet pump water.

The pisser is what sprays a little bit of the engine cooling water over the side su you have a visual indication your cooling system isn't plugged. No water out the pisser = no water cooling your engine.

 

[jrwireman1960]

Thanks for the answers everyone.

 

[etemplet]

To clarify something... doesn't the two elbows the bailer hoses connect to have a special orifice? I don't want to see him having flooding issues. Kmarts this is what they mean by mounted high in the ski. Hope this helps.

 

[mikidymac]

No orifice but they do have a small hole in them that needs to be clear so water doesn't siphon back into the ski from the lake.

 

[jrwireman1960]

In etemplet's reply he shows a hose with a green arrow pointing to it, I also have this and have no idea where it goes. Could someone help?

 

[GGuillot]

In etemplet's reply he shows a hose with a green arrow pointing to it, I also have this and have no idea where it goes. Could someone help?

Could be the battery vent line if it's near that area. I'm not sure on the 96' GTS hull, on the 96' GTX hull it runs up front.

 

[etemplet]

In etemplet's reply he shows a hose with a green arrow pointing to it, I also have this and have no idea where it goes. Could someone help?

You're gonna make me look but first I gotta figure out which ski that is.