Re: Seadoo Rebuild Interval
Not really, if you periodically monitor the compression, and check rod berring play, you get a pretty good idea of the condition of the engine, also with the raves removed you can see the rings enough to see if they are ok when the rings break it usually happens on the exhaust side and that is where the raves are. to check play remove the plugs, rotate the engine by hand at the pto, bring the piston just past t d c , hold the pto still and push down on the top of the piston with a screwdriver, if there is a lot of play or wear in the wristpin or rod berring you will hear the piston clunk as you push it down, at that point I would start thinking of a rebuild but not just a top end as that would not solve the problem, it would be ready for a total rebuild.
