texasvet54
Petty Officer 1st Class
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- Nov 5, 2010
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I took my 1997 SeaDoo GTI out this morning and now my rough idle issue is the least of my problems.
I ran it for maybe 15 minutes at anywhre from 1/2 to full throttle and it ran great. When I entered the No Wake area of the marina and slowed down it started running extremely rough and I heard a "metal on metal" sound. I shut it down and got it back to my lift on the houseboat by paddling for a little bit.
After lifting it out of the water, I hit the starter and it cranks slow and sounds like a bent rod or slipped rod bearing might be the issue. In other words, "it sounds like heck."
I found a re-manufactured block at http://www.shopsbt.com/sea-1997-gti/P40-105.html
for $995. A few hundred to put it in puts me up at $1,300 plus I have an idle issue which might mean a new carb.
So, if what I susect is true, a rod problem or worse, is it worth buying a re-manufactured block and installing it in a 1997 SeaDoo? The body is in good shape but none of my guages work and my reserve tank doesn't work (like that when I bought it).
Thanks,
texasvet
I ran it for maybe 15 minutes at anywhre from 1/2 to full throttle and it ran great. When I entered the No Wake area of the marina and slowed down it started running extremely rough and I heard a "metal on metal" sound. I shut it down and got it back to my lift on the houseboat by paddling for a little bit.
After lifting it out of the water, I hit the starter and it cranks slow and sounds like a bent rod or slipped rod bearing might be the issue. In other words, "it sounds like heck."
I found a re-manufactured block at http://www.shopsbt.com/sea-1997-gti/P40-105.html
for $995. A few hundred to put it in puts me up at $1,300 plus I have an idle issue which might mean a new carb.
So, if what I susect is true, a rod problem or worse, is it worth buying a re-manufactured block and installing it in a 1997 SeaDoo? The body is in good shape but none of my guages work and my reserve tank doesn't work (like that when I bought it).
Thanks,
texasvet