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  1. Pablo

    heat shrink tubing

    u guys use much heat shrink tubing for overlapping ur electrical connections? I used it on cleaning up some TL connections last night. All connects were soldered, electric taped, then heat shrinked. just wondering how it holds up.
  2. Pablo

    rebuilt starter

    anyone bothered to rebuild their starter? a new oem was $400!!! mine was still working when i put the ski up for the winter. i pulled the starter to clean the engine cases. previous owner let it see some salt and not flush it well. i took it apart and it had quite a bit of corrosion...
  3. Pablo

    stuck oem impeller

    i'm trying to pull the oem impeller off of my pump, but can't get it to loosen even with strong torque applied to the nut. i'm afraid i'm gonna warp the drive shaft since it's angled up to be held in the vice w/spline holder. i'm gonna go put the hair dryer on it to heat it up...no torch. any...
  4. Pablo

    carb rebuild

    i just rebuilt my oem/mikuni 44 on my 95 sj. hoping that i didn't get myself into a sh_t storm by doing this. u know the saying that "the enemy of good is better." my concern is the check valves. it took some effort to get the grommet and the check valve to go back into place. i'm...
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    cylinder cleaning

    i just cleaned out the water jackets on my cylinders with muriatic acid and rinsed em real well. i hand dried the thing and let air dry but the sleeves developed some minor rust looking coating while setting for a couple of hours. what's the best method of cleaning that off the...
  6. Pablo

    pablo's sn luv affair

    i moved onto a lake in Ga 2 yrs ago and knew i wanted a standup, but held off and bought some couches right away...big mistake. Mcdog lives down the road and let me ride his rn sj last summer and i was hooked. They're big fun, a decent work out and relatively easy to work on, so now i'm here...
  7. Pablo

    95 sn hull smc or fiberglass

    tried some thread searching and found good extra info, but couldn't get a def. answer. gonna paint the hull if smc and gelcoat if fiberglass. got the gelcoat here at the house if i can figure which way i gotta go. the boys at us composites said i could wing it and scuff the hell out of the...
  8. Pablo

    freestyle hydroturf for bumper

    does anyone know who sells a precut hydroturf that goes all the way around the bumper (like in the freestyle kit @ wami's) without buying the whole kit. i need to do my rails and chin pad, but the tray was just done last summer.
  9. Pablo

    anyone do aluminum fab?

    does anyone have the skills or know someone who can do some easy aluminum fab for me? i want a peice of billet to go on my dash where the hood latch, fuel selector is...maybe 1/8" thick with rectangular dimensions. paypal is locked and loaded.
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    tell me, where do u want me to put it?

    anybody have pics of their INSTALLED TL. I've got the older style, but am not sure where to mount the thing. Do I just ditch the whole, oem ebox setup or do I try to stuff it in the ebox - box? it'll be a flatwater only ski. here's my TL on aluminum plate...
  11. Pablo

    single vs. twin carb

    how much of a benefit is there with going to a twin carb (38's) setup from a single (44) on a stock 61x? bpipe, new 35cc head, total loss, solas prop all in the mix. do u need to increase the bore to maximize the use of greater fuel delivery? what's a good combination of increased bore size...
  12. Pablo

    square-nose job

    i know i've seen this somewhere, but can't find it. anyone filled this area on a square for sanding, painting and had a nice outcome? form or fill with what? cover with basic glass, sand, prime and paint?:scratchchin:
  13. Pablo

    how to cut a flywheel cover

    any of you guys have a pic of a flywheel cover that's been cut to set up timing? I've never cut one and don't know how much to remove to get the job done right. i'm thread searching as I type...
  14. Pablo

    i'm at a total loss

    I just picked up this same model total loss setup, but don't have the blue thing in the middle of this pic. http://www.jetskihaven.com/jetskiproduct.php?prodnum=482. What is it? I'll try and post a pic of mine to clarify tonight.
  15. Pablo

    carbon buildup on pistons

    Do u guys know if i need to do a top end rebuild if i plane to replace only pistons/rings for the first time on my 95 sn sj. The head has never been pulled. The oem pistons have a good amount of carbon buildup. i'm doing some other mods (new head, bpipe). It ran fine before i pulled the head...
  16. Pablo

    manifold & water jacket corrosion

    I'll post pics when i get to the house. (Using work time now. He He.) I pulled my engine last week and started nosing around. I doubt it has ever been luv'd on except for a Riva Red that was added a long time ago. Gonna do some add ons in the next few weeks. Looking at the exhuast ports...
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    flatwater only hull

    Miagi-san, Capt. noob here. I'm giving my 95 sn some luvn' this winter. I pulled the engine. Going with new ADA head, total loss, b-pipe, gel batt, new impeller & intake, kenney keepers for engine. Foot holds and turf happened last year. I'm contemplating grinding the ribs, filling bond...
  18. Pablo

    DIY carbon pole

    What's the best covering/top coat to wrap a stock pole with CF? i've been looking at a couple of threads, but don't have it nailed down as what's the best route?
  19. Pablo

    Gel Batteries

    If ur in the market for a gel batt u may want to jump on them. The guys at Jet works said theirs is going up $25...to $100. The cost of the metals to produce batts (per Jet Works) is driving the price increase. I don't know if this parallels the story I saw about catalytic converters being...
  20. Pablo

    b-pipe q's

    what kind of performance can i expect if i run a bpipe w/ a mod chamber or a blaster limited vs. a limited without engine mods? I've got a new head/35cc domes, 12/17 prop, msd enhancer or maybe a TL...but no other mods. 61x motor w/ stock carbs.
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