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I'm pretty sure I paid too much for these. They were $3k, but I haven't seen a pair that looked this clean for that sort of price so I pulled the trigger. I don't really know anything about PWC's. I've always been happy with my kayaks and fishing, but my kids talked me into getting these older GS Sea Doos. They looked pretty good for their age and started up and ran just fine while we were looking at them. I've worked on small engines and cars for years, but these things are a little different animal being that they are in the water and I'm not familiar with them at all.
They seemed to run good and with 2 of the exact same model, I figured that may be handy for trouble shooting since I could swap parts back and forth to determine what part may be bad.
I was doing some reading online and figured those old grey colored fuel lines needed to be replaced before we do much else with them. I was looking around at a few things and noticed this broken area on a mount at the rear end of one of the GS's (see 1st 2 pictures). Is that something to be concerned about? The fiberglass is clearly broken, but I don't know if it is that big of a deal or not.
They said they had replaced the wear rings last year. They said they always worked great with the exception that it took a while for them to start when they were cold. From what I've read, that seems to be normal.
I noticed that each one of these had some sort of oil in the bottom of the hull that you can see in pictures 3 and 4. I didn't notice that it was oily until today (I thought it was a little water when I was looking at them before buying). I'm not sure what that is. It isn't 2 stroke oil like I'm used to seeing. Could it be something used when winterizing them? Also, I noticed a gash in the hull on one and they said that it doesn't look good but that it doesn't leak there. I am adding a picture of that as well. Should I patch that area? One of them has a tube under the seat that you can see in a picture. They said when they bought them in 2012, that tube wasn't in one of them and they have been using it without it with no issues. It must serve a purpose, it looks like an air tube or something. Should I try and locate one for the GS that is missing it?
Sorry for the long first post! I appreciate any help or information y'all can give. Thanks!
They seemed to run good and with 2 of the exact same model, I figured that may be handy for trouble shooting since I could swap parts back and forth to determine what part may be bad.
I was doing some reading online and figured those old grey colored fuel lines needed to be replaced before we do much else with them. I was looking around at a few things and noticed this broken area on a mount at the rear end of one of the GS's (see 1st 2 pictures). Is that something to be concerned about? The fiberglass is clearly broken, but I don't know if it is that big of a deal or not.
They said they had replaced the wear rings last year. They said they always worked great with the exception that it took a while for them to start when they were cold. From what I've read, that seems to be normal.
I noticed that each one of these had some sort of oil in the bottom of the hull that you can see in pictures 3 and 4. I didn't notice that it was oily until today (I thought it was a little water when I was looking at them before buying). I'm not sure what that is. It isn't 2 stroke oil like I'm used to seeing. Could it be something used when winterizing them? Also, I noticed a gash in the hull on one and they said that it doesn't look good but that it doesn't leak there. I am adding a picture of that as well. Should I patch that area? One of them has a tube under the seat that you can see in a picture. They said when they bought them in 2012, that tube wasn't in one of them and they have been using it without it with no issues. It must serve a purpose, it looks like an air tube or something. Should I try and locate one for the GS that is missing it?
Sorry for the long first post! I appreciate any help or information y'all can give. Thanks!
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). Use the forum often....lots of people really know these beasts inside and out...get your hands on the Shop Manual too....free download, just search around for it.
ften overlooked or ignored.....Those little black boxes in the bottom the skis are bailers, as these skis always take on some water during "active" use.....just pull those bailers out from under their SS clips and clean them out (when I got my '96 and eventually checked them), they were plugged up with all sorts of smutz/debris.....keep them clean and flowing so they can suck the water out of the hull when the skis are being used....just a little thing....you can clean the tubes too while you're at it.
with a double trailer to boot....lucky dog! Give the skis a little love and they will return the favor......BTW....it all looks intimidating and complex....but do your research here and with the shop manual, poke around in here, trace things....it all starts to make sense after a while......the only DUMB question is the one you don't ask....if you don't know something...ASK, we've all been in your shoes. Questions are FREE, mistakes can be costly.
