We just got another jet ski.  This one is a ’99 Sea Doo GS.  I took it out all day yesterday and it runs great.  This is not really an addition to our collection but a replacement.  We’re planning on selling the ’90 SP as soon as we can, which will likely be next spring.  We have a part ordered for it that is already 1 month back ordered.

The ’94 is also in non-working condition.  It just needs a little exhaust boot / seal which has been on order for about 3 weeks.  I just ordered it from another company.  It’s a little $15 piece.  From what I hear, it’s the fault of the place I ordered it, Lodders.  The amount of time they said it would take (3 days) and the amount of time is has taken and still not in (3 weeks) is horrible.  This time around I used Beechmont Motor Sports, so hopefully I’ll get it in before the end of the season happens.

Ended up working on the ’90 yesterday (Thursday). I put the new battery in it and it started up. It was pretty rough to get it started and from there it ran really rough. I actually had water hooked up to it and everything.

I had it run for a good 5 minutes at what I felt was idle and then started to rev it up. That’s where the issues started to happen. When it was reved up at higher speeds, it started to backfire through the carborator. My Dad and I decided that it was the rotary valve timing that was off, and needed to be timed correctly.

Now I’ve found two different ways for setting the timing. One way was the shop manual way and the other was found on the forums at stbonthweb.com. The forums guide pointed out not to do it the way the shop manual said. Seeing that I didn’t have a timing degree wheel, which is needed to do it the forums way, I tried to set it correctly according to the shop manual. After setting it the way the shop manual said, it was near impossible to get the jet ski to run. We did manage to get it running once, but it was running super rough and would not idle without dying.

I’m calling around to different jet ski locations today to find out if they have a timing degree wheel for sale. I’m going to try setting the rotary valve timing as the forums says this time.  So far, the two places I’ve talked to said they need to order the part (which I would just do at stbontheweb.com for cheaper).  I have one more place to try before I just order and wait.

On Monday, we took the SPX out to the Greater Miami River to test to see how it did on the water.  Up to this point, we were only able to verify that it worked by running it out of the water.  From past experience, we knew that because it works out of water does not mean it works in the water.  It ran GREAT.  That little thing has a lot of power (compared to our old Wet Jet).  We ran it for about an hour with no problems at all.  The only issue that we had was that it kept bouncing in the water, even the there were no waves.  This only happened when both of us were on it though.  Side note, the river still makes everything it touches stink horribly.

On the ’90, we changed out the starter on it after we tested the SPX.  From looking at the old starter, it was definitely bad.  Not sure if that was the only thing wrong with the jet ski though.  We didn’t think about charging the batteries before I showed up at my parents, so the battery only had an hour charge on it, which really wasn’t enough to try to get it started.  I’m going to head over Friday after work to work on it a bit more with a fully charged battery.

Earlier this month we got another SeaDoo jet ski.  This time around it is a 1994 SPX.  It actually runs when I bought it too, which is always a great thing.  There were some issues with it though.  The venturi on the back had a few rust holes only the side, so I had to buy a new one.  Luckily, I found one on ebay for only $20, so that worked out good.  I also bought new gaskets / seals for the back for when I change it out.  I will be changing it out today.  Like with the ’90, I’m planning on pulling the oil injector off and using premix gas.  I don’t think I’m going to be doing that anytime soon though.  I just want to get it in the water, which I haven’t done yet.  So busy with other things that it’s currently not a priority.  I think we might try to take it out next weekend to East Fork Lake sometime.

With the ’90 SP, it’s still not up and running.  That’s probably due to it still sitting at my parents without being worked on yet.  I have the new starter, so I’m going to be heading over there sometime to work on it again.

The end of the Webjet 432 has come.  Last weekend my Dad cut it into pieces and threw it out.  After looking through the internet and talking to a lot of jet ski dealers, it was decided the best thing to do was to get rid of it for good.  I still have the engine (in non working condition) and some other parts laying around.  Contact me if you need parts for one.

After talking to a few repair shops that actually knew what they were, each one recommended not putting any more money into one.  They noted that the costs to repair them are more than buying a used jet ski that actually works.  One thing that was said is that the engines in these are VERY BAD.  Apparently they seize very easily and are so thin that it can seize, cool down, and then actually work for a couple more days.  If you are looking at getting one for cheap, just pass because if you do manage to get it to work it will cost you a lot more than it is worth.