gas smell

[murjiim]

Hey.
So everytime i notice that when i open the seat up..there is a strong smell of gas. is this normal? it feels like i loose a few oz of gas as it evaporates out.
not sure why its such a strong smell of gas everytime it sitting there.
there is no gas leaking from the tank...the engine area is clean.
also i use premium gas and was thinking to just change it to regular due to price..what do you guys think?
since it had 0hrs, its only been premium gas.

 

[griz400]

check the vent from top of gas tank, should vent up front on side of hull

 

[Dr Honda]

My skis stink with the seats off too. Look for a loose hose... but the screen in the flame arrester will have a light coating of fuel, and when you shut down the engine... it just stinks.

 

[skewba98z28]

Mine both stink also. I usually leave the hoods up with the storage bucket out when i'm not riding the. It seems to help out a ton!

 

[murjiim]

thx..
is it ok to run regular gas instead of premium. i know the gas here does have 10% ethanol

 

[LouDoo]

I've gone to half with the gas, one tank premium, next tank regular. BTW the gas smell does not stink, it's man perfume.

Lou

 

[murjiim]

noticing no beeps at all now when i put the key on..its a dess key that i have
it always gave 2 beeps...a few times in the lake after leaving it sit it wouldnt beep.
2 days ago i went to fire it and it starts just fine but i am concerned about why i dont hear the beepsÉÉÉ

 

[El Toro 33809]

Does it ever make a sound? Maybe a bad beeper. See the thread below:

http://www.seadooforum.com/showthread.php?46758-Beeper-replacement

 

[LouDoo]

Probably just the beeper, sometimes they will work again by just whacking it with a screwdriver handle. To test the beeper just unplug it and touch the leads to the battery, purple is the pos. lead.

If you need to replace it, it's a no brainer, radio shack 9.00, floyd bell 35.00.

Lou

 

[murjiim]

whts the easiest way to get to the beeper?

 

[Spimothy Leary]

should be under the front hood/storage bin towards the electricals.

its round, about the width of a half dollar about maybe 3/4 of an inch tall, two wires come out of it about a foot long and connect to a connector running out of the ebox, once you find it its one of the easiest swaps on the ski.

 

[LouDoo]

It's inside the handlebar cover, remove the handlebar grips, loosen the throttle assy, and the start assy., remove the 4 screws than hold the cover together.

http://fiche.seadoowarehouse.com/se... Doo PWC SPX HANDLEBAR ASSY. W/ STEERING ASSY.

Lou

 

[bigJake]

my gas smells too. the bum doctor said that is normal but the wife still complains

 

[Spimothy Leary]

It's inside the handlebar cover, remove the handlebar grips, loosen the throttle assy, and the start assy., remove the 4 screws than hold the cover together.

http://fiche.seadoowarehouse.com/se... Doo PWC SPX HANDLEBAR ASSY. W/ STEERING ASSY.

Lou

the beepers inside the handlebar pad ?
wow.. sorry about that i've had single gauge hood and handlebars the whole time, i've never had the stock hood/handlebar...
my bad....

 

[murjiim]

will look into this on thurs..thanks

 

[jamesbern]

Yep, beeper is in steering column. When I replaced mine I chose to zip tie it in the top of the hull, that way if and when it burns out again it will be easy to replace.

My ski smells like gas as well. No leaks, hulls dry, guessing it is pretty normal. Two other skis I looked at had the same smell.