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  1. WFO Speedracer

    Garden time !

    The garden is showing out today , I have Zucchini , crook neck squash , radishes , Coolanos , purple bell and green bell peppers
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    What did you wrench on today?

    GTI sold for $2300 Sunday afternoon , working on this Yamaha XLT800 they ran out of oil and smoked the rear cylinder on now. While I was in there I checked out the power valve on the front cylinder, I pushed it up by hand and the linkage didn't move , Pulled it apart and the pin had come out so...
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    Question for the ski retirees

    I have been looking at this new miniboat fad really hard lately, that might be the next big thing for me as I have quite a bit of experience putting several jetski engines in boats already...
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    Freeride T -shirts

    I am looking to update my casual wear wardrobe, I had a bunch of freeride T-shirts I liked to wear from all over , they are great conversation starters , I still have a few but they have dwindled down to only a few , a lot of them are toast and are now used to polish skis with. They don't...
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    Bad Check Valve SBN44?

    Again I said fuel system, not carb, not engine, that means all the lines , filters , fuel selector valves and pickups that make up the fuel system , your idea of running a line straight from the carb to a fuel pickup is a good one and then you will know if there is an issue down the line...
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    Bad Check Valve SBN44?

    Not an air leak in the engine, an air leak in the fuel system itself , the fuel pump is just a pump , like any other pump if it can pump air instead of fuel it will do so . The best way I can put it in laymans terms is sucking on a damaged straw in your drink cup, you can still get your drink...
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    Bad Check Valve SBN44?

    That sounds more like an air leak in the system somewhere, a loose connection or ill fitting fuel line , old dried out fuel lines , a bad one way valve on the fuel tank , a bad o-ring on the fuel filter, something along those lines is where I would be looking
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    Question for the ski retirees

    I am building a Seadoo 3D just in case the worst happens I should still be able to ride a standup of some sort , years ago these were made fun of because of the size but now with the humongous 4 strokers out there it doesn't seem that big anymore lol.
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    Paint how to thread

    Just wanted to bring a happy ending to this one, yesterday the GTI sold for $2300 , the Lesbian couple that now own the ski said if it had been painted with color shift they would has passed on it, they loved the purple and they loved the ski. everyone is happy and on to next one we go.
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    62 t swap/Capping exhaust outlet tube? Swapped into a wave raider hull and do not have a port out the back as I’ve seen referenced. Can I simply cap?

    No that line dumps a buttload of water out of the pipe , it will increase the water pressure inside of the pipe which will make it flow more into the pipe causing running issues with the ski if it is not dumped out somewhere , those pipes already need to be dried out some , I would pop a hole...
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    Leaky throttle shaft

    It's a fairly easy repair, to me the key is to grind off screw even with the shaft before removing the screws so the deformed threads don't bugger up the threads in the shaft, a Dremel works well for this.
  12. WFO Speedracer

    Leaky throttle shaft

    You can also use a regular pair of linesman pliers and make two handles out of a pipe that will slip over them , it gives you the extra leverage needed to distort the screws, that one is straight from a Kawasaki service bulletin.
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    Steering cable HELP

    Something like this would probably fit, it's for a Kawasaki obviously and you might have to do a little work with the Dremel to make it fit , if I remember correctly the Yamaha cable is slightly bigger, no hill for a climber though. Most of the Kawi cable holders are of a similar design to the...
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    Question for the ski retirees

    My oldest son loves to ride but he is where I was at, he has two small children to take care of, he never gets to ride , I plan to ride with him some after I retire which I will partially do next year, once his kids see us riding then maybe just maybe I can get his son or daughter interested...
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    Gorilla Glue contact cement

    I live in a small town here , they shut down Wed and Sat at 12:00 so i was left with what was still open , yes I have bought it in gallons before at Ace Hardware. I wouldn't turf a ski with the stuff , what I am saying is that it is a good item to have in the toolbox for quick onsite repair...
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    Question for the ski retirees

    I have been in this long enough to have seen several cycles of people getting into the sport , going crazy doing all the mods to their skis then selling off everything , maybe about the third go around for me ,I think I got into skis around 1988 -89 with a modded 440, big bored with Kawasaka H2...
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    Super Jet OEM Temp Sensor Wire Harness, Bilge Pump Power Supply Conversion

    Try some frosted flakes , I hear thereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Greatttttttttttttttttttttttttttt ! Btw I already stepped back , for about ten years, if it's your turn I am ok with that.
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    Question for the ski retirees

    When I worked at the Seadoo stealership an 80 year old man came in and traded in a JS550 on a Seadoo SP , from then on my thoughts have been if he can still ride a 550 at 80 years old then so can I . When I had the hip replacement one of my biggest concerns was if I would still be able to ride...
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    Super Jet OEM Temp Sensor Wire Harness, Bilge Pump Power Supply Conversion

    Yeah exactly what I was thinking also I did add to the thread , technical information at that.
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    Super Jet OEM Temp Sensor Wire Harness, Bilge Pump Power Supply Conversion

    Did someone pee in your cornflakes again ?
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