Starting issues

[97GTS]

I have a 97 seadoo gtx that has a 717 engine and I have had nothing but trouble out if it all season long... I replaced the starter with a used starter and it worked fine for one trip out but the next week I took it out all it did was click when I hit the start button after a while it would turn over a couple of time but then back to nothing... for some reason the 15 amp fuse in the box keeps blowing... I dont understand it I took the starter off and tested it and it works fine out of the ski... Im thinking that it might be my solenoid...

Please advise...

Also just a common question would you have to winterize a ski if im going to keep it in a garage?

Thanks
Chris

 

[Dr Honda]

If the 15a fuse is popping... then your rectifier/regulator could be bad... or you have a short in the cables.

 

[Bills86e]

Blown 15

It all starts at the battery first, then the cables, solenoid and grounds, and finally the starter motor. 15amp tells me the Stator is shorting. After all above fails, remove
the cover & flywheel to see whats going on.

It takes three 4" long x 8mm by 1.25 thread pitch metric bolts screwed into flywheel only 1/4" (or you'll be into the coils behind it) to pull the flywheel useing an automotive three slotted harmonic balancer puller.

The chain of power and ground for a pre-'97 720 has the ground going from the battery to the block then through the ground wire on the mag housing to the electrical box, so you cannot unplug the mag connector without losing your ground in the electrical box, but you can make a jumper wire to bypass the motor completely by running it from the neg terminal on the battery directly to the stud in the Ebox that has all of the black wires attached to it. Then, you can disconnect the mag plug. If that stops the fuse from blowing, you need a new stator. Bills86e