Bendix Goes BOOOOM!!!!

oxnard111

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When we rode on Saturday near the end of the ride we stopped and took a rest in the water for about 5 minutes. When I started up my engine, it felt like I had a dieing battery. It started, made it back to the ramp, drove home....

Started my ski to flush it out and heard a strange noise. It ran for about 45 seconds and then just the engine just locked up... I sprinted to turn off the hose.

Pulled the front cover and it was full of metal flakes, bendix was fully engaged, and everything was super hot.

I could see part of a flywheel magent where it should not have been. I have not pulled the flywheel off yet, but I'll take pictures once I do. I moved into my new house two weekends ago, and working on the jetski is low on the priority list.
 
yeah that sucks happened to me once, started it up heard a clanking noise took it for a quick ride, the bendix tore apart screwed up a bunch of my wireing had to replace my lightning coil, fortunately no damage to the fly wheel, it sucked cuz i was leaving the next day for hawaii, came back 5 yrs later, tore it apart no problems since.
 

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I had the bendix catching and grenading while running before also.

Took out my bendix, stator, starter, and solenoid.
 
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