FX-1 Transformed FX1

[cole99709]

1995 Yamaha Fx1
717cc 61x
Lightened Flywheel
Single 48 Riva Powerbomb
ADA Girdle Head (30cc domes)
Factory B Pipe (wet)
144 Pump
11/15 Hooker
Dual Bildge Pumps w/ Bar Switch
Annnddd all that Shweeet turrrrf!

 

[cole99709]

I fired it off for the first time earlier tonight! Buuut couldnt get the water flowing through the cooling lines, nothing out the pisser. Any Ideas?

 

['kotajoe]

Thats a nice looking ski

 

[jamesgunter68]

im not sure how the lines are ran on a fx1 but if know you have them right take them off and see if they are plugged up

 

[special fx]

If your using the stock SJ pump output, make sure the freeze plug didn't pop out of the fitting on the pump.

 

[cole99709]

Where is the freeze plug? Which fitting? I see 2 on my pump, a hole about the size of a quarter. The other hole is the one with the nipple on it for a 3/8 cooling hose.

 

[cole99709]

Im not exactly sure how the cooling should be setup. Im trying to set it up for single cooling, but i have this bpipe with a stinger, head pipe with 2 fittings top and bottom, one fitting in the ADA head, then out the pisser. I just dont know how i need to run the cooling lines for this setup.

 

[1fastsedan]

 

[cole99709]

Okay so i set it up like this diagram, the only difference is i have only one hose coming from the pump to the bottom of the manifold....will this matter?

 

[LesterLester]

Beautiful Ski man! Looks great! Keep it out of the sun unless you're riding it though. That Fluorescent fades really fast!

 

[1fastsedan]

Nope. Just run the thru hull fitting to the bottom of exhaust mani. My fx1 has this same set up above. I have to run a T fitting to split my single line coming from pump

 

[cole99709]

Okay so fixed the cooling problem, the used pump i bought had been plugged for some reason. But now i cant get it to start. It was ridin fine for 10 mins or so then i lost all my power. The motor would rev when i gave it gas, but it would not move faster. So i turned it off and went to turn it back on and now all im gettin is the click out of the ebox nothin else. Any ideas?

 

[MikeyB]

Sounds like something might be locked up, can you spin the motor over by hand?

 

[cole99709]

Yeah thats what i thought too but i can spin the shaft and the motor

 

[Mdavies_02]

The motor would rev when i gave it gas, but it would not move faster.

Is your prop lose? I realize that doesn't solve the issue of the engine running, but when it was running, the higher it revs.... the faster you move.

Good luck with the ski man, shes a beaut.

 

[cole99709]

That was the first thing i checked, but it was wierd, the motor was louder (reving) or when i gave it throttle but it wasnt producing any power.

 

[MikeyB]

Check to see if the starter is getting 12v when pressing the start button.

 

[cole99709]

Starter has power and good ground. Its all pointing at the ebox?

 

[Bobert540]

Starter Solenoid?

 

[fx1mark]

open up the ebox, and jump the small leads on the selenoid, if it turns over, you have a starter switch problem, or bad connection. if it doesn't turn over, then jump the larger terminals, if it turns over, you have a bad selenoid. if it sparks but doesn't turn over, you have a starter problem. this is all assuming you have a good battery.