So I had stopped in about 4 months ago to ask about a pair of 96 XP’s I seen at a mechanics, he wasn’t interested in selling them at that time, said he was going to fix up the one to drive. Drove by multiple times all summer and they were always sitting in his back compound so today I stopped again and asked about them, he said “ yeah are you interested In buying them” I said yeah, I’d like to talk about it” so as we are talking I ask why he’s selling them and he says the starter is intermittent in the good one, the other one has no motor. I say, hmmm, an intermittently starter doesn’t stop a guy like you ( remember he’s a mechanic) he says yeah, in just got tired of it, if I want one I will get one that works. So we look at it, there’s a garden hose attached to the engine, he says, that’s there because I had it on the hose, I say “ how long did you run it on the hose” thinking he may have overheated the carbon seal. He says “ oh, I never got it running “ I say “ but you had the hose running?” He says “ yeah I had my boat mechanic friend here “ I say “ oh no, you never run the hose with the engine off, that’s like golden rule number 1 and I go on to tell him there’s likely water in the crankcase now, he says” I don’t see how that’s possible, they are separate systems” I explain that I can’t think exactly how the water gets in there but that I hear if it all the time on this form and that it can happen from towing as well and that the manual states to pinch off the water inlet hose for the same reason. He again says that’s not possible. So I said I would get a better detailed explanation of how it enters? I believe it enters through the exhaust ports but I would appreciate an explanation of exactly how it enters so I can explain it to him if I go back, needless to say I will be offering much less than his asking price knowing what I know, thank you
