Pmcmasters
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I tried doing a search already but didn't have much luck. So here's the story in a nutshell. I bought a well used 95 SPX from a friend who bought it from some guy on Craigslist. My friend bought it for cheap so he could use it for a week at the lake and then sell it. Well, it didn't run when he bought it and it needed quite a bit of work. He told me he did get it started using some starter fluid but that was it. He took it to a dealer and they did some work on it but never did get it running. The ski looked like it had been sitting for a long time and was not stored correctly. The carbs were gummed up and corroded. The bolts holding the carbs to the intake manifold were seized and/or broken. My friend was in over his head and just wanted to sell it for parts or just walk away. I bought it from him for next to nothing. He sold it to me with the carbs partially torn apart and numerous nuts, bolts and pieces in little baggies. Needless to say, I had a project ahead of me. I've been a Mercedes-Benz technician for over 17 years now but I've never worked on a PWC in my entire life. I managed to drill out the seized bolts and seperate the carbs from the intake manifold. I tore both carbs apart, cleaned everything, bought a couple rebuild kits and rebuilt both of them. I reassembled everything, put some oil and some fresh gas in it and tried starting it. It cranks over fine, I can see fuel in the fuel lines, both spark plugs are firing but it won't start. It doesn't even sound like it wants to start. I don't think it's getting fuel into the engine. I pulled the flame arrester off and looked inside the carbs as the engine was cranked, I was hitting the throttle and never saw any fuel squirting out. I pulled the plugs after a few starting attempts. Cylinder #1 spark plug was more wet than cylinder #2. It looks like it was wet with oil, not fuel. I did check for spark, both spark plugs have a good, strong spark.
It doesn't have the grey fuel lines, it looks like they've already been replaced. I pulled the fuel filter and checked it out. The filter bowl was full of fuel and was slightly dirty. I cleaned both the filter and the bowl and tried it again. It still won't start.
So...what am I missing? I forgot to bring my compression tester home from work so I don't know what the compression is but it sounds good as it's cranking and it's difficult to turn over by hand so without a compression tester I have to assume the compression is ok. I think it's a fuel problem. I just need a little direction from those of you that actually know what your doing on these things. Where do I go from here?
It doesn't have the grey fuel lines, it looks like they've already been replaced. I pulled the fuel filter and checked it out. The filter bowl was full of fuel and was slightly dirty. I cleaned both the filter and the bowl and tried it again. It still won't start.
So...what am I missing? I forgot to bring my compression tester home from work so I don't know what the compression is but it sounds good as it's cranking and it's difficult to turn over by hand so without a compression tester I have to assume the compression is ok. I think it's a fuel problem. I just need a little direction from those of you that actually know what your doing on these things. Where do I go from here?
