WaveDemon
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Compression Question
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Frosty
New York Crew
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- Western New York
depends on the head... if it requires o-rings or a gasket... what head do you have?
w/rpm500
Twin's Rule Dude!
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- Crystal River Ff
possible stuck ring's on the nasty one (IMT the clean one was the one that had 140 the 70 lb one was dirtyer one)
I bought the ski used and the owner i got it form did too so im not sure of the mods..but it is a bight blue head with a WF symbol on it
WaveDemon
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take a pic of the bottom of the head. that will tell if you need a new gasket or orings.
demolition_x
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- Holden Beach / Wilmington NC
looks like it has removable domes though.
i think you need the stock gasket not o rings.
make sure the head isn't warped, take a straight edge accross it and make sure flat.
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i think you need the stock gasket not o rings.
make sure the head isn't warped, take a straight edge accross it and make sure flat.
edit:
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WaveDemon
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I agree, you need a stock head gasket with that head. those domes probably don't remove easly.
was there a head gasket on there before? what does it look like? are there any marks that show where the water got in or where blow by was going out?
This was the gasket that came witht he ski ...there is like a small scuff mark on the gasket but i noticed on the waterjug that there is a hairline crack and im thinking that the water possibly came in through there..i would post a pic of the crack but its too thin to see in the picture..the crack it about half way down on the waterjacket and is in the front of the engine right in front of the BAD cylinder taht we r having trouble with
WaveDemon
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does the crack go into the piston side of the cylinder?
demolition_x
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i bet thats your problem. on one of the pics draw in paint or something where the crack is.
demolition_x
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well might as well start taking the top end off. gonna have to do it sooner or later.
your prob gonna have to find a new cylinder or repair the one you have.
prob your best bet, cylinders you can pick up relatively cheap, do you know when the top end was done last by any chance?
your prob gonna have to find a new cylinder or repair the one you have.
prob your best bet, cylinders you can pick up relatively cheap, do you know when the top end was done last by any chance?
Just recently the ski doesnt even have a full tank of gas used before we noticed the problem and the ski died
So i took the jug off cause i gotta get that welded where the crack is..but i still havent found the problem ..im waiting ona new head gasket to come in on thrusday..but on the cylinder with 70psi the piston on top of the rod that holds it does not move back and forth side to side..but the cylinder with 140 the piston does move from side to side easliy..Could this a problem im having along with the head gasket?