jammin777
Well-Known Member
so i had the tps on my 99 seadoo gsx rfi reset last week at the nearby stealer. got to the camp ground for a few days of fun. NOT!
it was much worse than before! bad bog at take off it wouldn't get out of it's own way till i hit 4600 rpm and struggled to plane out then it would run good at higher rpm. after a bit i pulled the plugs and looked tan which i knew was not good so i reinstalled them proceeded to do a wot plug chop, nice mocha color, so i figured i ride a bit but was very hard starting so i gave up for the day.
day 2, having wife drive the trailer to the loading ramp, it took an act of congress to get her started so i could meet the wife at the loading ramp.
the first thing i did was take a compression reading on the trailer and the results are 125 psi per cylinder! not sure if my 30 year old gauge is right so i will borrow/ buy a quality one and recheck. Sooo i took the ski to another seadoo dealer 15 min from where i was camping to confirm if it was done right or not as my instincts told me it was done wrong from the first stealer and sure enough, it was all wrong!!! they didn't back off the throttle body all the way before zeroing it like i asked them to! at the dealer near my camp sight they took it in right away and let me hangout while they re reset the tps and confirmed that as it was set from the stealer no1 was only at 2.7 degrees! should have been set at 6-7 degrees or above at final reading! which can cause it to run lean! so the dealer no 2 reset it for me right this time in front of me and had them document on my receipt of the wrong setting so that i have a trump card to go back to stealer no1 that screwed it all up.
while i am was relieved that my hunch was right that the tps was off from the first stealer i am also very po'ed.
so i took her back to the lake and is a bit better but still a horrible bog at take off and lower to mid rpm. so i pulled over on a beach and rechecked the plugs, nice mocha color. so next i remove the rave caps and the raves move freely and also pulled the vac tube from the rave solenoid blowing by mouth to see if the raves responded against my hands on the bellows and checked out ok. still bog so i trailer it and put new plugs in clip the plug wires, still bog, Done! oh, and also checked for voltage,
12.9 while sitting and 13.3 while running 3000 rpm so that rules that out.
i'm thinking if my compression is really at 125 psi per hole, is why it is running like crap?
half the time while cruising at 30 mph then gun it it will bog and struggle then after a bit it will take off.
next when i recoup, i will pull the raves and have a look see at the cylinders for issues as well as re test the compression with a good gauge, if it is bad stealer no 1 has better watch out! if all is ok then i will simply demand my money back.
i will post updates as i get this sorted. keep in mind that i checked, rebuild and replaced everything questionable while i had it all apart last winter but i may be missing something, oh i also pulled the cover off the electrical box and was nice and dry with no corrosion or loose connections. engine was rebuilt by ses and tom installed and timed a new rotary valve.
any ideas and input please chime in! sorry for the long post and rant but please give input. thanks guys.
it was much worse than before! bad bog at take off it wouldn't get out of it's own way till i hit 4600 rpm and struggled to plane out then it would run good at higher rpm. after a bit i pulled the plugs and looked tan which i knew was not good so i reinstalled them proceeded to do a wot plug chop, nice mocha color, so i figured i ride a bit but was very hard starting so i gave up for the day.
day 2, having wife drive the trailer to the loading ramp, it took an act of congress to get her started so i could meet the wife at the loading ramp.
the first thing i did was take a compression reading on the trailer and the results are 125 psi per cylinder! not sure if my 30 year old gauge is right so i will borrow/ buy a quality one and recheck. Sooo i took the ski to another seadoo dealer 15 min from where i was camping to confirm if it was done right or not as my instincts told me it was done wrong from the first stealer and sure enough, it was all wrong!!! they didn't back off the throttle body all the way before zeroing it like i asked them to! at the dealer near my camp sight they took it in right away and let me hangout while they re reset the tps and confirmed that as it was set from the stealer no1 was only at 2.7 degrees! should have been set at 6-7 degrees or above at final reading! which can cause it to run lean! so the dealer no 2 reset it for me right this time in front of me and had them document on my receipt of the wrong setting so that i have a trump card to go back to stealer no1 that screwed it all up.
while i am was relieved that my hunch was right that the tps was off from the first stealer i am also very po'ed.
so i took her back to the lake and is a bit better but still a horrible bog at take off and lower to mid rpm. so i pulled over on a beach and rechecked the plugs, nice mocha color. so next i remove the rave caps and the raves move freely and also pulled the vac tube from the rave solenoid blowing by mouth to see if the raves responded against my hands on the bellows and checked out ok. still bog so i trailer it and put new plugs in clip the plug wires, still bog, Done! oh, and also checked for voltage,
12.9 while sitting and 13.3 while running 3000 rpm so that rules that out.
i'm thinking if my compression is really at 125 psi per hole, is why it is running like crap?
half the time while cruising at 30 mph then gun it it will bog and struggle then after a bit it will take off.
next when i recoup, i will pull the raves and have a look see at the cylinders for issues as well as re test the compression with a good gauge, if it is bad stealer no 1 has better watch out! if all is ok then i will simply demand my money back.
i will post updates as i get this sorted. keep in mind that i checked, rebuild and replaced everything questionable while i had it all apart last winter but i may be missing something, oh i also pulled the cover off the electrical box and was nice and dry with no corrosion or loose connections. engine was rebuilt by ses and tom installed and timed a new rotary valve.
any ideas and input please chime in! sorry for the long post and rant but please give input. thanks guys.
and ship engine back to ses. if i remember right the old gauge worked well on my truck a couple years ago. i'm going to see if i can borrow one from a buddy of mine and recheck. mine is an old equus gauge from the 80's. any thoughts on getting the dealer to take some responsibility for not doing their job right? or am i screwed?
so now what?
