87 X2 Resurrection
- Thread starter CD ski
- Start date
Vumad
Super Hero, with a cape!
- Location
- St. Pete, FL
Good work. My 3d printer runs practically continuously.
The bottom hood hinge was broken when I bought it. I bought the wrong one on ebay, and then I couldn't find any. So, it was the Harbor Freight mini mill to the rescue. I pressed the pin out of the old hinge and pressed it into the new one. I also made the base a little thicker, which is where the old one broke.
After testing the cooling system on the garden hose, there was water spraying out of the exhaust header pipe. It had a big crack in it. The PO had tried to fix it with JB weld, and that wasn't working. I tried to TIG weld it. But, since I'm not a good welder, and it's an aluminum casting, that didn't work out. So I bought another one off ebay.
Took it for a ride and it ran pretty good. Charging system is not charging. The stator is not putting out any a/c voltage. And as much as I need to run the bilge pump, I need a charging system. Looks like the flywheel will have to come off to inspect that. Might be a good winter project.
I can tell when I rotate the engine by hand that the crankcase drain valve is leaking. It makes an air "goose honk" sound as it leaks. It seems like most people just take it off and install a block off plate. Hardly any other jet ski engine has this, so I don't see why it's necessary. Is that what I should do?
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- Location
- Sacramento Delta
I am sure you know this, but it is not the drain valve that is leaking, but it is the front crank seal.
I got the charging system fixed. The problem was the two yellow wires coming from the charging coil to the reg/rec box. The wires looked fine on the outside, but they were both corroded so badly that they were dead electrically. It seems weird that both of these wires were bad, but the ignition system wires were fine. Has anyone had this happen?
I was really happy with the price and quality of this block-off plate. When the crankcase drain valve was still on, it was leaking so badly that I couldn't even do a leak down test. When I tried pressurizing the crankcase, air was rushing past the valve so quickly that the pressure gauge wouldn't even register. Not good!
The other thing I wanted to correct while the engine was out was the bilge pump hose routing. When we would ride this thing, it would take on huge amounts of water. If I would just let it sit by the shore, it wouldn't take on any water. This is how the hose was routed, with no hose clamps (and no check valve). It's supposed to go to the highest point inside the hull, then back down to the hull fitting. I replaced this hose with a much longer one. Apparently, whoever installed this bilge pump just created a need for a bilge pump.
Everything's fixed, just have to wait for summer.
Everything's fixed, just have to wait for summer.
- Location
- Canberra, Australia.
[QUOTE="catpower, post: 2039194, member: 11191 I c u have the dreaded red head."[/QUOTE]
What's the issue with these? If it's corrosion around the studs you can make a tool to pop the head off without damage. I made one years ago.
What's the issue with these? If it's corrosion around the studs you can make a tool to pop the head off without damage. I made one years ago.
- Location
- Washington
That's a badass cover!Spent too much money on an OEM cover. I think the cover is worth more than the ski.
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- Location
- Bonney Lake, WA
awesome cover.