- Location
- Lighthouse Cove, Ontario, Canada
THANKFUL FOR HELP!
My 13 year old is riding his first season, absolutely loving it and we ran into a starting issue.
The machine is a 1999 SJ round nose I’ve owned since new. Put a new engine in it about 2010 and it has only had about 10 hours on it since.
SJ was in use about 2 weeks ago and ran great and without issue.
Started getting hard to start and I thought it was the battery. Problem got worse quickly.
Charged the battery and no dif.
Starter always engages so the electrical system seems to be doing the right thing.
SJ makes a wheezing noise that is a new noise.
Took the battery out and connected to running SUV, same wheezing noise.
Take the plugs out and it turns over quickly & easily as it should.
I can spin the shaft easily by hand with plugs out.
Plugs back in and same noise.
Each time I hit the start button the shaft moves a bit and if you hit it many times, it eventually it starts.
Once running it seems fine and sounds fine.
I thought maybe the starter was weak so I bought a new starter from Riva and installed.
Inspected the reeds while the engine was out and they seem fine. New plugs and new fuel at the same time.
Put it all back together, same thing! A wheezing noise that sounds like there is too much compression......it is over my head. We did get it running in the driveway while hooked to the garden hose and we inspected for exhaust or intake leaks but could not find anything.(not saying they don’t exist)
Stand ups aren’t even sold in Canada any longer so the local dealer looked at me with a glazed look. I don’t have confidence to send it there....
Any help is GREATLY APPRECIATED!!! I just to get my son back on the lake
Thx
Rob
My 13 year old is riding his first season, absolutely loving it and we ran into a starting issue.
The machine is a 1999 SJ round nose I’ve owned since new. Put a new engine in it about 2010 and it has only had about 10 hours on it since.
SJ was in use about 2 weeks ago and ran great and without issue.
Started getting hard to start and I thought it was the battery. Problem got worse quickly.
Charged the battery and no dif.
Starter always engages so the electrical system seems to be doing the right thing.
SJ makes a wheezing noise that is a new noise.
Took the battery out and connected to running SUV, same wheezing noise.
Take the plugs out and it turns over quickly & easily as it should.
I can spin the shaft easily by hand with plugs out.
Plugs back in and same noise.
Each time I hit the start button the shaft moves a bit and if you hit it many times, it eventually it starts.
Once running it seems fine and sounds fine.
I thought maybe the starter was weak so I bought a new starter from Riva and installed.
Inspected the reeds while the engine was out and they seem fine. New plugs and new fuel at the same time.
Put it all back together, same thing! A wheezing noise that sounds like there is too much compression......it is over my head. We did get it running in the driveway while hooked to the garden hose and we inspected for exhaust or intake leaks but could not find anything.(not saying they don’t exist)
Stand ups aren’t even sold in Canada any longer so the local dealer looked at me with a glazed look. I don’t have confidence to send it there....
Any help is GREATLY APPRECIATED!!! I just to get my son back on the lake
Thx
Rob