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  1. WFO Speedracer

    Personal watercraft water temperature database

    This is something I have been thinking about for a while, you think your ski is running hot, but how do you know how hot is it supposed to run ? I realize there will be some variances in temps as they come in from different places with varying water temps this time of year, also on some models...
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    ADA 1100-1200 conversion bracket pics

    Does anyone have pics of a set of these installed in a ski , I am trying to see if they will work on my setup or not before I pull the trigger on a set. I have searched numerous builds here and on PWCT and while I do see pics of the brackets I see no pics of them installed in the ski that...
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    I need one of these , you know for jet ski retrieval and work stuff

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/peopleandplaces/inside-the-sherp-factory-full-tour/vi-AA1NWXKk?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=68e530677b184a789a63710bf807b7f0&ei=25
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    Sorry Waxhead ,the king is dead

    https://www.organicauthority.com/energetic-health/burger-king-trades-in-mascot-for-a-healthier-image-on-fast-food
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    Goki 550 Super starter motor $200.00 shipped

    This is a Goki 550 Super starter motor I pulled off my 91 reed 550 when I sold it , at this point the chances of me ever building another 550 are extremely slim and if I do build one it will have a 650 -750 motor in it . Goki was a company that made electric start kits for ATV's that did not...
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    650 SX handlepole pad base build.

    A lot of this stuff is impossible to find now , Kawasaki made this out of a very hard plastic that is extremely brittle , I got to thinking if I can't find one can anyone else . So I have the old cracked and broken part here with chunks missing , now none of that really matters as I can restore...
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    So your Yamaha 701-760 won't start ( what to check before making a new thread)

    Unplug the stop switch, I know what you are going to ask, which wires, and where are they at, ok here goes the wires are a black and a white in the same connector, to find them follow the wiring coming from the handlebar till you reach the connectors and unplug the connector with the black and...
  8. WFO Speedracer

    Yamaha how it's made

    An inside look of how Yamaha watercraft are built at the factory in Newnan Ga. , click n the link below : https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/inside-massive-factory-building-powerful-jet-skis-from-scratch/vi-AA1Msxn5?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=68c6801edd1843919ce617827bb25da1&ei=37
  9. WFO Speedracer

    A snapshot in the glorious life of a jet ski technician

    Today I am on beautiful Gantt lake near Andalusia , Alabama watertesting this 98 Seadoo GTI , It's not going well but a bad day at the lake is better than a good day working for some a- hole. It doesn't run right because someone put a $79.00 elcheapo Fakuni carb on it from Amazon , go figure ...
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    The Fakuni thread (Fake Mikuni carb ) with pics

    So I have been hearing a lot about these Chinese copy Mikuni carbs showing up but I had never seen one in person as of yet, well that changed yesterday . The 98 GTS I am working on came in with a new carb , it doesn't run right which is why it is here with me for repair , first thing is the...
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    I need some knowledgeable opinions on 61x versus 62T -64X cylinders

    I need to build an engine for my SN Superjet build and am looking ahead a bit . I have an opportunity to get a set of nice 62T cases and cylinder that needs boring , I also have a 760 cylinder , OEM dual 44 intake and carbs to go with it , I also have a complete 61x motor and a set of dual 44...
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    Does anyone know how to get in touch with Tricky1 ?

    If so PM me , email , phone number or whatever you have , thanks in advance
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    Making fuel out of thin air

    Yep and it's not just a prototype, they are building them now. https://www.popsci.com/environment/aircela-gasoline-machine/
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    WJ Handlepole repair , the real slim shady version

    I posted this in the what did you f&^% up today thread , it's Fubar if you know what that term means , I must preface this thread with a warning : It's Memorial day weekend and I am about four bottles of Jack Daniels into a six pack. There you were warned. I was drunk when I wrote this so...
  15. WFO Speedracer

    And so it begins

    The basic call this week is we have a jet ski , it hasn't run since: A . last year, B , in several years C . in about 12 years D . I don't know when the last time it was running was , the guy I bouth it from said it just needed a battery , We have family coming up, can you get it by the...
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    What did you F%$# up today .

    We have a what did you fab up today thread and a what does your view look like today thread , so I figured why the hell not , I mean I f*&^ up a lot of stuff and as Jelly Roll says I know I can't be the only one ! I f&&%$# up a perfectly good Wavejammer handlepole today , I was moving my...
  17. WFO Speedracer

    Worth a read

    I was talking to a good friend and customer the other day who used to race Jet skis and we got on the topic of what the sports costs now, I saw great similarities to the freestyle side of it as well , guys spending $20,000 on one off fuel injection systems for their race skis, $30,000 and...
  18. WFO Speedracer

    TPE engines backstory

    Someone fill me in on what is going happened there , I apparently missed something while I was gone , I have been trying to piece it together but all I get are bits and pieces from posts here and there , exactly what happened there ? When I left it was Ebrig and affordable power coming soon...
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    I started a new business venture

    I have a long storied background in woodworking - cabinet making , I have been doing it since high school , I also have a complete cabinet shop at my house , it just sits there most of the time doing nothing. I also have the property up by Lake Martin , on the first Saturday of every month...
  20. WFO Speedracer

    It's official crazy season has begun

    Each year I wonder when crazy season will start , this year that day is today . This morning I get a text from a longtime customer with a GTX RFI , I installed a electronic flow control valve on his ski last year because the inner crankshaft seals are bad, apparently that fix worked well and I...
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