k_dog345
Member
Hey guys,
New to the forum here. I recently replaced the carbon ring on my 1996 seadoo SPX. I noticed it was bad after I had it docked and it just about sunk on me (80% submerged), the area around the carbon ring was leaking badly. I had to pull the plugs and pump water out of the engine block when this happened. It ran fine after I had drained everything.
Last time I had it out, after replacing the carbon ring, it was running fine and no leakage. I hit a large wave, it seems that after this happened I started to experience issues. Throttle range from 0 to about 50% was OK. Past that, I could not get further acceleration and it would vibrate pretty badly. It felt like 'slippage' or something of that sort. I went ahead and pulled the pump again, checked the wear ring, seems OK, but I may not have the best eye for it. I checked the drive shaft, does not appear to have any damage. I also replaced the spark plugs just in case. Still no luck. Any ideas where to look? Should I just proceed with replacing the wear ring and see what happens?
New to the forum here. I recently replaced the carbon ring on my 1996 seadoo SPX. I noticed it was bad after I had it docked and it just about sunk on me (80% submerged), the area around the carbon ring was leaking badly. I had to pull the plugs and pump water out of the engine block when this happened. It ran fine after I had drained everything.
Last time I had it out, after replacing the carbon ring, it was running fine and no leakage. I hit a large wave, it seems that after this happened I started to experience issues. Throttle range from 0 to about 50% was OK. Past that, I could not get further acceleration and it would vibrate pretty badly. It felt like 'slippage' or something of that sort. I went ahead and pulled the pump again, checked the wear ring, seems OK, but I may not have the best eye for it. I checked the drive shaft, does not appear to have any damage. I also replaced the spark plugs just in case. Still no luck. Any ideas where to look? Should I just proceed with replacing the wear ring and see what happens?