- Location
- Palm Beach County
well i was flushing my ski yesterday and my throttle started to shock me. i know i have a bad ground but does anyone know where?
throttle is shocking me?
- Thread starter 701superjet
- Start date
- Location
- Down stream of Harrisburg, PA
i think i saw a thread on this before?? you can try to run a wire from the engine block to the neg terminal on the battery.
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Boris
The Good Old Days
- Location
- The surf-less coast
You wouldn't happen to have a bilge pump switch on the bars, would you ?
- Location
- Palm Beach County
thanks ill check that out tomorrow i hope thats it :fingersx:
- Location
- Palm Beach County
yea i do why"?
it was at the boot, the wire had pulled out a little. it looked fine but a slight tug and the wire pulled out. after i fixed that i never had that problem again.
did that shock freak you out? i was way out in the water when mine did and it freaked me out i was just hoping i could get back to the dock even though it was running fine i though for sure something bad was about to happen
shawn_NJ
Chasing waves.
- Location
- Daytona Beach
This summer my CDI gound wire broke off and was shocking the crap out of me for 10mins as I rode in.... SUCKED!
- Location
- Palm Beach County
well it was a little weird i didnt really notice it at first i wasnt paying attention but then i just put on a rubber glove and flushed it real quick
The start switch has +12v running to it, but the bilge switches can also be the culprit. I always switch the ground on the bilge switches and just run a fuse on the hot and wire it straight to the pump. This avoids some of the shock potential and the ground lug will not promote corrosion like a hot will.
you were flushing your ski. that indicates salt.
salt will find all electrical flaws.
salt will find all electrical flaws.
Moondance
Just plain me....
- Location
- Ridin' the Crazy Train
and all open wounds
Soul Man
X
- Location
- Jacksonville, FL
+1
I also figure if you do short out the wires in the pole, worst that will happen is your bilge will turn on rather than blowing the fuse or damaging the battery (for those of you who don't run fuses....)
ezmoney
the "Cotton Candy Bandit"
- Location
- Bellevue, WA
Wear rubber gloves and boots?
- Location
- Palm Beach County
lol thats how i had to flush it
