Nead help dnt know wat to do

[sxrcohen5]

hey i was out on the lake yesterday and i was doing stabs and when i came back out of one the ski just died on me,, now all it does is just click and wont crack at all..i checked all connections on the battery and even changed the battery hoping that was it but it still wont even crank...i also felt all the wires by the starter and everything seems to be tight..anyone kno wat i should check out or do ??:frown: thanks , matt

 

[Moondance]

http://x-h2o.com/showthread.php?t=6547

 

[Scorn800]

So it just clicks when you it the start button?
Did you check the connections at the electrical box? there are 2 red connections. 1 from starter to electrical box and 1 red from electrical box to battery. Check ground cable. If it's still clicking open the electrical box and check the starter relay posts. They some times become loose.

 

[sxrcohen5]

how do i take off the electrical box just unscrew those bolts right there..should i diconnect the battery while im doing that

 

[keefer]

Check the battery first. Put a voltmeter across it and it should read 12.7 to 13.2 If it is like 11 or 10.5 then it is bad. If it appears good then press the start switch while reading the voltage, if it drops way down to like 10 or so then I would guess that you have a bad battery.

 

[keefer]

how do i take off the electrical box just unscrew those bolts right there..should i diconnect the battery while im doing that

YES disconnect the battery first!!!

 

[sxrcohen5]

yeah i even changed the battery with another ski that was working fine and it still just clicks..i will go take off elictrical box now hope its the problem...but what should i look for on the starter relay?

 

[Scorn800]

You could also try jumping the starter relay. The 2 posts for the starter relay come though the electrical box and use a screw driver to cross the 2 together. If it starts you have a bad relay or loose posts if not your problem is somewhere else.

 

[keefer]

Yep if jumping the posts on the relay does not help then it might be a bad positive wire or main ground wire at the starter. If they are good, it might be a bad starter.

 

[Brenden]

did ya suck in water...happend to me

 

[sxrcohen5]

Damn i really dont know what im looking at here...there are the bolts on the back of the elictrical box that i dnt kno how im getting a wrench in there in there any tips

 

[sxrcohen5]

did ya suck in water...happend to me

no i can not tell that yet becaause the ski wont crank..still trying to get that elictrical box cover off

 

[Superjet3]

Pull your plugs and see if it cranks. That will tell you if there is water in it. My GF did that to her SJ so I had to turn it over counter clockwise and then start it to avoid a tow in.