There are no dumb questions but there are sure some ignorant answers. Honestly griz, shine a flashlight down a 14" curved black tube that already has another plastic hose shoved down it. It's obvious your daddy fills yours up for you before he drops you in the lake. Thanks Spimothy for adding some rational thought to this. I can hear it if not too windy or other boat traffic. And you have to listen constantly because you don't know when you are getting close. If you can visually see the level you know when to get in a position to be ready to shut it off.
All the gauges are dead on the '96. I'm not going to spend big $$$ to fix it. I just make sure I ride the '97 the same or more and fill them at the same time. This strategy works as long as I know they are filled to the same level. And the '96 is the one that is most difficult to see though the plastic tank.
lol,
do NOT shine the flashlight thru the tube... silly goose, and use a powerful LED... helps..
and be careful, don't rag on griz... or you'll find a dead cat in your mailbox (kidding !)
and just to defend him, because I gotta stand up for my boyz....
I can say this with confidence...
1) he fills his own dam tank, and his advise was GOOD ...
2) he's probably run more gas thru his ski(s) in the past 3 months than you have in the last year or two...
shine the flashlight against the side of the gas tank, you will see your fuel level then much easier.
that's what I used to do on my Seadoo XP, then when I swapped to the t-tank, I cleaned it with a pressure washer really cleaned it, and then I could see it with the naked eye... and some sunlight helped.
i don't think your tank will come out for cleaning thru the front hole tho.. so that's not an option
I also found sometimes that rocking the ski a little would help see the fuel line. and again, top off with a 1 gallon tank by hand was the best method to squeeze the last bit of gas in, but ONLY when I was going on a super long ride, if it was a regular ride, that last gallon didn't mean chit to me, i was usually riding for a length, returning to ramp, dump 5 gallons in, even if i needed 7, eat a sammich and wash down with liquid beverage, then heading back out.
if we didn't get tired/lazy after our 2nd trip out, then i'd top off with another 5 gallons, but generally I preferred to NOT do that unless I knew for sure I was going to use up a majority of the gas, i preferred to try to run the tank down as low as possible, park the ski for a week, then fill up at the pump, and fill up the can's with fresh 93 the next weekend, that way my gas never got stale or lost octane... more important for me because I needed 93.
if I had spare gas in the can's after a ride, i'd put it in the truck, so my next weeks ride was always a majority fresh gas...
and ps... lay off the snide remarks... not needed
(and that goes to everybody lol) no stupid questions, trust me i've asked some doozies myself over time
