DanBBB
Member
Hey everyone! I wanted to share the story of my new Seadoo GSX because I thought some of you might enjoy reading about it and others might be able to gather some ideas for a work in progress.
I was on Facebook Marketplace and came across someone selling a 96 seadoo GSX for $200. It had been sitting on the ground in a field since 2016 and looked pretty rough.
Here's the picture from the ad:
At the time, I had another Seadoo GSX that I was planning to fix so I figured I could probably get a couple parts from this one if I broke anything. What I did NOT realize, is that I would ultimately be fixing this one and ditching the other one. (Side-note, I will be selling a lot of parts for a 96 GSX soon)
I picked it up and got it home and started digging into it to see what was wrong with it. I pulled the seat off and this is what greeted me:
At this point I realized I might have something special and started looking more closely at my "Junk, parts ski". Nothing crazy, but I found an R&C nozzle, intake, Coffman's Exhaust, and Buckshot Racing heads.
I tried to start it and discovered the engine was seized up....
Pulled apart things and found a little spot of rust on the cyl wall where a piston was stuck. I let it sit with Marvel Mystery oil for a while and tried again. It moved a little so I kept carefully working it loose until it moved freely.
I put everything back together and it fired up, stalled, and wouldn't start again. Compression tested 145 and 90... <cue sad music>
Time to start the top-end rebuild!
(To be continued...)
I was on Facebook Marketplace and came across someone selling a 96 seadoo GSX for $200. It had been sitting on the ground in a field since 2016 and looked pretty rough.
Here's the picture from the ad:
At the time, I had another Seadoo GSX that I was planning to fix so I figured I could probably get a couple parts from this one if I broke anything. What I did NOT realize, is that I would ultimately be fixing this one and ditching the other one. (Side-note, I will be selling a lot of parts for a 96 GSX soon)
I picked it up and got it home and started digging into it to see what was wrong with it. I pulled the seat off and this is what greeted me:
At this point I realized I might have something special and started looking more closely at my "Junk, parts ski". Nothing crazy, but I found an R&C nozzle, intake, Coffman's Exhaust, and Buckshot Racing heads.
I tried to start it and discovered the engine was seized up....
Pulled apart things and found a little spot of rust on the cyl wall where a piston was stuck. I let it sit with Marvel Mystery oil for a while and tried again. It moved a little so I kept carefully working it loose until it moved freely.
I put everything back together and it fired up, stalled, and wouldn't start again. Compression tested 145 and 90... <cue sad music>
Time to start the top-end rebuild!
(To be continued...)