Just picked up 97 XP

[Tampa97XP]

Hey guys, New to the forum. Just picked up a 1997 Seadoo XP. Its in great shape for being a 97. I noticed when I got the Ski home that the Oil tank is missing. I hear that all i need to do in this case is do a premix. Also, The motor cranks, but does not turn over. Motor looks brand new. The ski has sat for 2 years. I only paid 400 for the ski and trailer. I am thinking that the carbs probably are all gunked up, and need to be cleaned. Anyone else have any insight on issues that I may have with this ski that I should have looked at? In any rate anyones 2 cents would be appreciated.

Thanks
Justin

 

[brandon32689]

Hey guys, New to the forum. Just picked up a 1997 Seadoo XP. Its in great shape for being a 97. I noticed when I got the Ski home that the Oil tank is missing. I hear that all i need to do in this case is do a premix. Also, The motor cranks, but does not turn over. Motor looks brand new. The ski has sat for 2 years. I only paid 400 for the ski and trailer. I am thinking that the carbs probably are all gunked up, and need to be cleaned. Anyone else have any insight on issues that I may have with this ski that I should have looked at? In any rate anyones 2 cents would be appreciated.

Thanks
Justin

well if oil tank is missing someone has probally already switched it to permix, it is not just as easy as taking out oil tank thom you have to put a oil block of kit to so hopefully he has done that, i would be sure and start with getting all the old gas out you do not want to run 2 year old gas and put clean gas mixed with seadoo 2 stroke oil 40:1 ratio, you cant say the carbs need cleaned until you at least try to get it running they may just need a good run at the lake and be fine, or they may need cleaned either way if the ski runs and all you got a pretty good deal for 400 if thats all you have to do to it, make sure you have new plugs in there as well, have you done a compression test yet either to see if motor is good? if all is good, just clean er up and take some time to get er started

 

[rule1110]

$400 seems really cheap, good buying. What would the average price of a 97 XP with 150+ hours on it normally go for?

 

[brandon32689]

xp

well i live in texas so i am not sure about everwere else, now that summer is approching i see them all going up but they would sell in the winter for 2200 min and now im seeing them at 3000 and even 3500 crazy people, but so many people like the 97 up xp hull i personally didnt i just thought it was to unstable

 

[rule1110]

I've seen one for $2K AU with 190 hours on it. Doesn't seem too bad because this stuff is always heapers dearer than US prices unfortunately

 

[brandon32689]

Ya any time your going to pay in the 1000s bring your compression gauge and/or lake test really sucks to get screwed on things like these cause many prob could tear a hole in wallet, shoot this hobbie alone does I've noticed lol.

 

[Tampa97XP]

Ok, Here is what I found. Tore down the top end last night. This was a saltwater ski, the cooling fins in the head were completely corroded with salt and salt debris. took a wire wheel and some de-carbonizer to them, they cleaned up pretty nice. Both Gaskets were shot, all dried up with salt. Both pistons had the normal carbon buildup on top. sleeves look brand new. No Scoring at all. Pistons move correctly with no play in them. My thought is that If i get all that gunk cleaned out of the heads, spray the pistons with decarbonizer. and re gasket the top of the motor all will be well! thats my hope anyway. Any one have anything on this?

anyone have any ideas on how to take off the old suncured graphics that are stuck on for what seems eternity?

 

[brandon32689]

Well sounds like you got a job ahead of ya, good luck on all of it I would just clean and lube everything and then seal back up tight and hope it all works, it's okay to put money in it since you got at good price I usually use my fingernail and then sone glue be gone, but I've heard you can heat it up with heat gun or blow dryer and peals off pretty easy if it's sunfaded tho you will see were all the stickers were, good luck and keep us updated.

 

[seadooya]

Tampa....STOP.

Inspect the motor to find to BIG oil lines connecting to each other. If this is not the case, then the reason for a 400 dollar ski, is because theres problems you can not see. Theres whats called a RV assy, AT ALL TIMES needs oil, so w/out the tank and/or 2-oil lines connecting each other, then your RV assy ran dry, thus, blasting the brass gear, which your rotary valve is dormant.

Pull the carbs off, and spark plugs, then turn the PTO or if the heads off, push down on a cylinder, while looking into the throat of the intake, to see if the RV(rotary valve) moves/spins simutanously with the downstroke, if not, the RV assy needs to come out, which means, you need to remove the intake manifold to expose it...:cheers:

 

[Tampa97XP]

As discussed earlier, This engine has the kit on it for the Oil Pump. So that it was switched over to premix. All is good on that end. Put new gaskets on today and both cylinders gave me 140 PSI!!!! Charging a seadoo battery tonight, gonna hook it up to a hose flush tomorrow and see if she will run.

Thanks for all the help guys.. Old gas completely drained, fresh 40-1 premix in already!

 

[seadooya]

thats good an all, but you need the resivoir bottle OR the 2-big oil lines "looped" together, with OIL in it, to lube the RV assy. If no oil, then you'll burn up, if not already, the RV assy.