Dreamflyer
New Member
Hey team, new here, but 4yrs in with my '15 spark and 86hrs..
I'm looking for a way to start my spark without the top deck being on (in the water but on the trailer..)
Reason being...
I have a leak. A considerable leak. I did tests of 5 mins 'normal' running and got just under a litre of water out the back...
I thought it may have been a rusty crank (seen salt twicein its life in the last 12 months) so I've had all the pto off, changed all the seals in there, New rubber boot on the end of the shaft, new bellows..whole driveline behind the pump is new apart from the shaft itself and pto housing.
I wondered if maybe I installed it all wrong, so PTO off again, and all the seals/grease/insides - dry as. Deffinately no water there. Just been for a ride and had a rag wrapped under the pto/bellows... Seemingly dry. That was a 2 min squirt and there was maybe 200ml.
If I just float the boat without the deck or running,. It stays dry. If I just idle for 10mins, seemingly dry (hard to see through the access holes and water ox..). I seem to get water at a great rate when I give it some gas...
I'm kind of over not being able to see squat and taking the deck on and off a million times, so want to know how I can start the machine on the trailer (even idling) so I can see seepage?
Any ideas?
I'm looking for a way to start my spark without the top deck being on (in the water but on the trailer..)
Reason being...
I have a leak. A considerable leak. I did tests of 5 mins 'normal' running and got just under a litre of water out the back...
I thought it may have been a rusty crank (seen salt twicein its life in the last 12 months) so I've had all the pto off, changed all the seals in there, New rubber boot on the end of the shaft, new bellows..whole driveline behind the pump is new apart from the shaft itself and pto housing.
I wondered if maybe I installed it all wrong, so PTO off again, and all the seals/grease/insides - dry as. Deffinately no water there. Just been for a ride and had a rag wrapped under the pto/bellows... Seemingly dry. That was a 2 min squirt and there was maybe 200ml.
If I just float the boat without the deck or running,. It stays dry. If I just idle for 10mins, seemingly dry (hard to see through the access holes and water ox..). I seem to get water at a great rate when I give it some gas...
I'm kind of over not being able to see squat and taking the deck on and off a million times, so want to know how I can start the machine on the trailer (even idling) so I can see seepage?
Any ideas?