Re: 96 xp seadoo, won't start
Guys, I know that you're not going to believe me but........it's your battery. Yes, your battery!
I'm a long-time Yamaha owner (since 1994) and as long as the battery is decenty charged these skis will start. In January of this year, I purchased two 1996 Sea Doo XPs in non-running condition. I redid tons of stuff on both skis including a new top end (including replacement jugs) on one. Even with a brand new AGM battery, I couldn't get the new top end ski to start. I pulled the plugs and cranked and could see that I had spark. When I reinstalled the plugs, I couldn't get the engine to fire. A member from one of the personal watercraft forums told me it was my battery. At first, I got mad and said that my battery is brand new and the he was full of it. As I thought about it, I remembered reading this same thing happened to others so I knew these skis required a battery that was 100% not 98%!.
I fully recharged my brand new battery and hooked up one of my other batteries in parallel just for good measure. Here is a picture:
Yeah, it fired right up!
Never, ever jump start one of these Sea Doos with a running car!! Never! You'll fry the computer. You can hook up jumper cables, just don't start the car and have it running!
BTW, we ran 70 gals of gas through these two XPs during the 4th of July week. I kept the batteries topped off and they always started and ran like absolute champs! What a blast.