Flipping couches for fun and profit

[WFO Speedracer]

Ok It turns out that I have a Clymer manual for 97 -2001 Seadoos , the Programmer code list is in there as well as the list for Buds , yeah I know I was as surprised as you are.

I will tell you this I didn't find it anywhere on the Internet . I will probably post it to a couple of different sites like PWCT and Greenhulk so the next guy can find it .

I cleared the code , cranked the ski and checked for any new codes, the only code that came up was the normal one for the crankshaft sensor.

So I am guessing either the pressure regulator and or the injectors are clogged up ,the ski cranks up normally and runs perfect on the trailer , pressure regulator is on the way here and I have the injector cleaner I built last year , what I am going to do since it has to have four injectors in the cleaner to operate is pull the injectors from this machine and the one I just acquired , mark them so they don't get mixed up and clean both sets.

Then I will install a set with the new regulator and go run the ski again.

 

[WFO Speedracer]

Reggies came in today , for my money new reggies , new seat covers and new footwell pads make the most difference in the looks of a flip ski for the least amount of time and money spent , for sure they are worlds better than those mailbox numbers that were on here.

Fuel pressure regulator came in as well , so I will get that installed and start cleaning some injectors , by late this afternoon I should be able to watertest it again and see what's up .

 

[WFO Speedracer]

Pulled the fuel pressure regulator and replaced it, I gave it the blow through test and the old one is defiantly partially stopped up , there is a very noticeable difference in the pressure required to blow through it , I hit the start button and the ski fired right up, before it took it a few seconds again fuel pressure related issue.

Ok Back to the codes , so Maint is still coming up on the display, checked it again and it has three codes, 02-01-03 crankshaft sensor , that one will always be there , 04-FC-1E that is usually there and means nothing so ignore it as well and 02-0A-1E .

That code is a water temp code , sensor is shorted to ground , I pulled the sensor and looked at it and yeah it's quite obvious what is wrong there one of the pins is smashed down into the other pin so yes shorted to ground , it probably does not show up that well in the pic but in person it's fairly obvious , the sensor screws right into the top of the head , easy peasy , I replaced it, fired it up and no more Maint on the dash .

Hooked the programmer back up erased the codes , fired it back up again and then rechecked the codes, code is now gone , there is still stuff flashing on the gauge because the fuel level sensor is not working, I will get there later , it's an easy fix . Headed out now to pull the other injector rail and retrieve the injector cleaner from the shop .

 

[WFO Speedracer]

All of those plans would have been great if these injectors would actually fit in my machine , they don't so on to plan B , I pulled the rail off the newer machine I recently acquired , installed it on this one , poured in a can of Berryman B12 and I will run it and hope for the best , at least I know these injectors were working properly a month ago.

I guess I will have to round up a used fuel pump and make another injector cleaning apparatus , that's something for a later date , I may just send this second set off to be properly cleaned by fuel injector man.

At any rate it cranks much better now , I will have to water test it and see how it runs tomorrow , another thunderstorm just blasted through here , no watertesting today .

Fuel Injector Man

Evinrude Etec Fuel Injectors, Etec Fuel Injector Cleaning

yamahafuelinjectors.com

 

[WFO Speedracer]

Water test #2 was a fail , it's still doing the same thing, I brought it home , hooked the programmer up and retrieved two new codes , one is #1 injector shorted to ground , no biggie I will just swap the injector back out , the second code was high voltage to MPEM , the second code might make some sense though .

We have swapped injectors so you can pretty much rule that out , fuel pump and pressure regulator are new , the pump could be giving out but if this one is bad it will be the first one I have ever replaced that is .

In an earlier test I unplugged the voltage regulator and nothing changed but it is possible it wasn't unplugged long enough to bleed the voltage back down to normal range , IDK on that one , I do know that on units I have seen put out excessive voltage they usually go over 15v and the system does not like that kind of voltage and starts acting up, this is true on most anything from an ATV, UTV , automobile or a Jetski but it is especially true on DC CDI systems .

Yesterday on the way back I was in between the two lakes it occurred to me that the one way check valve for the fuel tank might be stopped up , I pulled into Gantt and took a look , it was stopped up so I disconnected it , I also trimmed the spark plug wires back and then ran the ski again, nothing changed .

So you crank the ski up , draining the battery voltage , it runs fine for teo to three minutes, my theory is it takes a few minutes to build the battery back up and start overcharging , when it happens it's like someone flipped a switch and it will not rev over 3000 RPM or so , it will rev fine with the engine unloaded on the trailer .

I am going to do a running voltage test , I am also going to put my fuel pressure gauge in line so when I acts up I can see if there is a fuel pressure change , this time I am carrying a spare voltage regulator and another coil pack along with the programmer so I can read the codes on site .

I may just for the Halibut take a spare MPEM and matching lanyard along with me so I can swap them out as well , al this back and forth to the lake is getting old really fast.

 

[Myself]

I always have a meter with me in my lake test toolbag to test voltage/ohms while running if I have an issue. I had a GSX Rfi once just BARELY over-charging.......like 15.2 volts.........and it would start acting a fool.

 

[WFO Speedracer]

I usually have one with me in the tracker but I couldn't lay my hands on mine yesterday , anyway I just found it and checked it , I cut the ski off when it hit 15.08 V , it was still climbing , of course the other regulator on the other ski I am working on is bad also and not charging , so I just ordered another one.

At least with this other regulator I can still water test it and check it out , at least till the 12 V low starts flashing , all I need is about two or three minutes but I believe we have found the issue here.

Hopefully I can get the running issues nailed down today so I can get it completed and for sale before next weekend , It's already a short week for me this week as my lady is having a new pacemaker put in Friday afternoon , so I am tied up with her for a least few days .

That may sound like bad news for her but considering what they were wanting to do it's actually really good news, they were wanting to go in , cut leads with a laser and install new leads, all with three heart surgeons standing by in the room in case they tear the heart tissue , they don't even put you completely under for this procedure and it is much less invasive and lasts maybe 45 minutes.

 

[WFO Speedracer]

My initial thought was fuel pressure , I was right , apparently this pump is bad , when it starts acting up the fuel pressure goes down to 20 PSI from 60 PSI where it is supposed to be, it could also be something electrical cutting voltage but I am replacing this pump anyway, enough is enough , I have to pull the canister to fix the fuel sender anyway , I will do my due diligence by checking all the fuses and the fuse holders tomorrow .

 

[Myself]

I feel your pain.........I just hate when testing doesn't go well.

 

[WFO Speedracer]

The good news is they are not giving me any hassles about warranty on the pump , I went ahead and paid for a pump yesterday to speed things along , when I return this one they will swap it out no problem..

I think that was water test four on this one , so third time is not the charm here , either I am wearing it down or it's wearing me down , not sure which just yet but in the end man usually triumphs over machine .

 

[WFO Speedracer]

Fuel pump has been replaced , fuel level sender replaced , the contacts on the fuel sensor swinging arm had fallen off and the contact surface on the board was filthy , so I just replaced the whole sensor , I did clean the contact on the board with some fine sandpaper.

IDK what is working other than the fuel gauge at this point and I hear the fuel pump working and it is building 60 PSI , the battery is way low , I should have expected it as that second regulator is bad and not charging the battery ,it may even be draining the battery as it sits , I will take that hill in the next battle , I am going to run the ski and see what demons remain in the machine later this afternoon.

It won't run long with a bad regulator but it will run long enough to tell if the fuel pressure issue is fixed or not , now if I wanted to go straight up redneck , I would make a Y wire and wire up both regulators , then put in a switch to swap from one to the other when the 12V low light comes on , I am not redneck enough for that but trust me there are many around here that are .

Past this I may have to call in a priest and have an exorcism performed. .

 

[faceplant2]

Figured that I would ask a couch question here because couch thread. 97 Sea Doo GS. Can I drill a hole above metal and add a ring to secure lanyard? Or would I mess up the recognition between lanyard and dess post. Prefer not have to buy a new lanyard.

 

[WFO Speedracer]

No you cannot , there is a chip inside of there , I believe it's new Lanyard time there bud , you might get away with a heavy duty zip tie around the top to secure it to a cord if you can cinch it tight enough , but don't drill any holes in it .

You could also glue something to the top of it with Superglue like one of those black plastic pieces off of the old float in the first pic , flip it upside down glue it to the top , drill a hole in that piece then buy one of these .

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[WFO Speedracer]

Water test was successful , it ran really well and pulled 6800 RPM's , I have to put this on pause today so I can get my lady squared away , back to it Saturday morning . Everything is working except for the speedo , I am considering buying a Candoo speed chip but that damn thing is $169.00 , I am going to have to think on that one a bit .

 

[faceplant2]

Thank you. Hope that the procedure went well today.

 

[WFO Speedracer]

Thank you. Hope that the procedure went well today.

It did , she had a new style of pacemaker installed , it goes inside of your left heart ventricle , it has no lead wires and the battery last for 15 years , weird procedure they go up through a vein in your leg to put it in place.

The bad part, surgery was scheduled for 2;00 so we had to be there at 12:00 , due to complications with surgeries scheduled before hers she didn't get taken back till 5:30 yesterday , we ended up closing the place down and we got home just after midnight last night .

 

[Myself]

And I suppose you're not taking in all the "last minute" idiots this weekend huh LOL!!!

 

[WFO Speedracer]

And I suppose you're not taking in all the "last minute" idiots this weekend huh LOL!!!

No not really , matter of fact the phone goes off tomorrow , I don't even want to listen to their last minute whining BS anymore , the 4th of July did not just appear on anyone Calander a week ago , after 25 years of listening to it I am over it , I think last year I took the whole week of the 4th off , you know like some of the white collar guys do every year.

The only reason I am not taking the week off this year is because she just had that pacemaker put in and we are not going anywhere for a week or so, I may break out the 300SX on the 5th and go ride it , that's about it.

I do have one ski I am doing Monday , a 96 GTI , supposedly in just needs a battery and a wear ring , if it goes past that I am out. A friend of mine also works on PWC's he is mostly a 4 stroke guy and no longer wants to work on the 2 smokes , as for me , I feel just the opposite .

I don't want to work on the 4 strokes other than quick service , starters , tune ups, wear rings , oil changes , fuel pumps , starter solenoids, etc. no more diagnostic BS, no more motor work period .

This 96 Seadoo is one he sent my way and I am going to try and handle it , if that's all it needs it a 30 minute job , in and out .

So we have made an arrangement where he sends me the 2 smokes he doesn't want to work on and I am sending him the 4 strokes , we both have the understanding of keeping the gravy on the table where it belongs , I think it will benefit both of us .

 

[Myself]

I'm not sure how you do the wear rings but I got to where I carve 3 little spots out of the ring close to the vanes with a carbide. Then I flip it over with the ears up on a couple 4x4's. Then I use a rod and hammer and just tap the old one out. It's quicker and cleaner than just cutting a slit all the way through with the carbide or a sawzall.

 

[WFO Speedracer]

I usually tap them out or grab what's left of the wear ring with a pair of vise grips and beat on the ears of the pump with a deadblow till it comes out , I like you rarely cut them out .

On a plastic pump they come out pretty easily , defiantly nothing like replacing one in an old Aluminum pump.