need electrical help

[Moondance]

Famous last words - I let a buddy ride it............:banghead:

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

you act like the water wasnt in there when they brought the ski back to you.

How do you think it got in there then?

osmosis while sitting on the stand in your garage?

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

Famous last words - I let a buddy ride it............:banghead:

I do that all the time.

Hell, I let my 9 year old ride all he wants.

I just tell them to make sure the bilge pumps are working.

and dont hit anything!

 

[DAG]

this is my 3ed relay

i dont know how my relay blew, prop is stripped, and bend a rod all at once???


BTW, to get the entire story out... i'v been calling him a friend...
i had about 6 people come over to my place to just hang out on the lake... ride the crotch and tube and stuff. my sister has a friend come over a little later then everyone ealts... i teach the guys the show up first how to ride it.. when to cut the bilgs on/off.. exc.. well my sis friend comes over about an hr's later, i'm out pulling a friend on the tube... yes i was rideing a crouch... anyhow he saw my other friends riding the SJ, so he wanned to try. never asked me, just hoped on and rode... well when i saw him on it he was doing preatty go "for a 1st timer" so i thought mabe he has rode be for... WRONG! anyhow saw him swimming it in and i came back in about 3mins later... after picking someone up on the tube... and the rest you allready know.... so who thinks he should pay? and how much if any?

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

if he were a good guy, he would have offered to pay or at least help or something.

if it was simply an acquantance of your sister, then good luck with that one.

there is no telling what that poor ski went thru before it popped, it almost makes me tear up a little.

poor thing.

 

[Moondance]

I do that all the time.

Hell, I let my 9 year old ride all he wants.

I just tell them to make sure the bilge pumps are working.

and dont hit anything!

But you are experienced enough to know what's up if there is a mishap:arms: hehe....I said but

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

But you are experienced enough to know what's up if there is a mishap:arms: hehe....I said but

calm down Beavis!

 

[Moondance]

calm down Beavis!

BUT it's FRIDAY:cheer:

 

[douglee25]

Check in suspect areas for rocks or silt that water usually brings in with it. If the water was up high, you may see it on the bondline, etc. This may be a tell tale sign whether the ski was under water. Is there any water in the bottom of the case? I'm just trying to figure out how it rusted up so fast?

Doug

Edit: Just reread and you said there's water in the case. Either way, it sucks a fat one to have to rebuild a motor of that magnitude.

 

[sflsurfrider]

he posted pics that showed the case is full of water. maybe its in his carnage thread.

 

[douglee25]

he posted pics that showed the case is full of water. maybe its in his carnage thread.

I checked the carnage section. That's where they're at. Did the kid run it with or without a lanyard? Is it zip tied? If it has a lanyard, could it have slipped off his wrist or jacket and still kept the ski running? Maybe he fell, ski goes one way, he goes the other. The ski goes on it's side, sucks up a ton of water with those open element filters, ski dies. Kid swims back, tries to start it, rod could already be bent at this point. He swims it back in, damage is already done. You ask what did you do? He says I didn't do anything... in fact, he may have done nothing out of ordinary.

Just a scenario.

Doug

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

and if it werent, I would have to quit tomorow.

BUT it's FRIDAY:cheer:

 

[DAG]

OK....

what to do next...

thers still alot of water in the crank case.. should i tip the ski over and try and drain it our.. or at this point it doesent matter???


second i'm going to be sending the motor into paul, my question is how do i unbolt the engine mounts??? there are 3 screws 2 lower bolting to the bottom of teh hull and 1 main going through the center...
my question come when i was loosening the main bolt, the rubber around it was torking alot... was afriend if i did wrenched any harder it would snap the engine mount... Will it? or is this normal?


Second main problem is my prop still spins freely on the pump shaft.... WTF...
see video

Prop video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL20Z5nOWyU



thanks guys for all the help
-grif :afro:

ANYONE?








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[Mouthfulloflake]

it doesnt matter at this point.

take it out, apart, dump it, vacum it, squeegie it.

whatever.

get it out, get it all cleaned up and boxed up, and get it on its way to Paul.

 

[DAG]

got the motor out this morning, been cleaning all i can since then...

here's preatty much the last pics

 

[DAG]

and some more of teh work area...


Anyone know what kind of waterbox this is?
and Are these OEM engine mounts? whast so bad about them?

 

[douglee25]

Just put that rod in a vice and hammer it back! You'll be good to go.

Doug

 

[DAG]

Plese knowone come a still all my shat...

 

[DAG]

Just put that rod in a vice and hammer it back! You'll be good to go.

Doug

if only i had a hammer..:frown:

 

[D-Roc]

stuff forsale: see pic:

just kidding G-nasty it hurts it really reallu hurts. check out all your engine builder options before you send it out. hope you kicked that dude in the bag for screwing up your ski without asking.