Winterizing Question

[1stjetski]

Good Morning All, I am as green as it gets to the PWC world so please bear with me. My father-in-law just bought a 2004 Seadoo GTX 4-tec. It has 71 hours on it and has never been in salt water and here in MD it will be. So long story short we found out the fuel was stale from not being used in 2 years and we removed that and got her running. Put it in the water and once the engine cleared up I could only get it up to 35mph at wide open throttle. We are putting new spark plugs and fuel injection cleaner in it today to hopefully fix that. Here is where my real question is. I have no idea who to winterize this thing and the shop manual is not real clear. As I said I am completely stupid with PWC so please don't say look here and there is plently of info. I am wondering can I hook the hose up to it that is used for flushing and start the motor and feed rv antifreeze in there? I really need a winterizing for dummies book!! Thank you for all your knowledge!!

 

[homerx99]

35 mph, are you sure you weren't using the learner key.

http://www.shopsbt.com/forum/technical-articles-f-q/14046-winterization-sea-doo-4tec.html?

 

[1stjetski]

Homerx99,

Thanks for the reply but unfortuanlty that was not the problem. We have it running now with new plugs and the response is awesome. I think that was our problem. Getting ready to put it in the water on this nice 32 degree day. Fingers crossed!

 

[Ronsse610]

when you winterize your ski, you fog the engine!

 

[1stjetski]

Ronsse610,

I am familair with engine fogging but is there anything I need to do to stop it from freezing?

 

[Ronsse610]

not in particular, fogging the engine takes care of the "winterizing" you're seadoo shouldnt freeze. where are you storing your seadoo? outside? in a non heated garage or heated garage?

 

[1stjetski]

Well currently it is in a non-heated garage while we trouble shoot some problems but eventually it will be outside under cover.

 

[Ronsse610]

yea, i suggest you wrap your seadoo with a cover and possibly a blanket over the engine directly to keep the engine bay covered! but you should be fine once fogged