Last year I had the 96 gti out on the lake. I took it over to a friend's dock, and shut it off for a few hours. Then it wouldn't start. Ended up discharging the battery trying to get it to start again. Finally was able to start it again after charging the battery up.
I rebuilt this ski a few years ago. Completely went through the fuel system. Osd Marine carb rebuild kits, new mpi grade fuel lines, new fuel selector, new check valves/relief valves for fuel system. I set carbs by the book. I believe when I measured popoff after rebuilding the carbs I got 40-42psi for each carb. I also did a top end and replaced the rotary valve and cover. Top end was from fullbore. Rotary valve and cover replacement came from sbt.
Whenever I put the ski away I fog the cylinders and either clean or replace spark plugs. Then once a year I winterize. Whenever I take the ski out it starts everytime. It may take a bit longer than my other 717, but it's not that noticeable. Now that I think about it, I do normally have to pull the choke and give a little throttle for awhile to start cold. But after it's warm, it's really hard to start after it's been shut off.
From the manuals troubleshooting section, it says to check rotary valve clearance and timing for hard starts. Today I performed the 45 degree feeler gauge test on both sides. Removed the valve cover oring, put the cover back on and torqued to 15lbft. Spec is 0.010 - 0.014in . On both sides of the cover, I am probably somewhere between 0.012 and 0.013 in. I know for certain I wasn't able to fit 0.014 in, so I don't think my clearance is bad. I'm gonna check the valve timing angle again.
Is there anything else to check that would cause this hard start when warm?
I rebuilt this ski a few years ago. Completely went through the fuel system. Osd Marine carb rebuild kits, new mpi grade fuel lines, new fuel selector, new check valves/relief valves for fuel system. I set carbs by the book. I believe when I measured popoff after rebuilding the carbs I got 40-42psi for each carb. I also did a top end and replaced the rotary valve and cover. Top end was from fullbore. Rotary valve and cover replacement came from sbt.
Whenever I put the ski away I fog the cylinders and either clean or replace spark plugs. Then once a year I winterize. Whenever I take the ski out it starts everytime. It may take a bit longer than my other 717, but it's not that noticeable. Now that I think about it, I do normally have to pull the choke and give a little throttle for awhile to start cold. But after it's warm, it's really hard to start after it's been shut off.
From the manuals troubleshooting section, it says to check rotary valve clearance and timing for hard starts. Today I performed the 45 degree feeler gauge test on both sides. Removed the valve cover oring, put the cover back on and torqued to 15lbft. Spec is 0.010 - 0.014in . On both sides of the cover, I am probably somewhere between 0.012 and 0.013 in. I know for certain I wasn't able to fit 0.014 in, so I don't think my clearance is bad. I'm gonna check the valve timing angle again.
Is there anything else to check that would cause this hard start when warm?
