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chriselmore_1

chriselmore_1

high on resin
Location
san jose ca
i was tuneing my carbs in the no wake zone with my hood off at my local lake and some ass hole flew right by me in a fishing boat. i almost sunk my ski! barely got it back to shore. and that dick didnt even try to help my. i pulled the plugs and tried to get most of the water out by cranking it till my battery died. do i need to pull the cylinder off to drain it or can i just leave it upside down with the plugs out. i dont want a rusty crank!!!
 
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BombThreat

BombThreat

'Diggity
Location
Johnstown, NY
if you cant get the things started by any means tonight then at least dump a bunch of oil down the intakes (take the reeds out) and rotate the motor over multiple times to get the bearings all coated... but i would get that thing started tmrw ASAP since water will continue to be separate from the oil and still will cause rust issues
 
MADMAT

MADMAT

Location
Ohio
Charge the battery and shoot the rest of the water out...flip it over if need be. Just get it running and then run it and maybe ride it too. It should be fine.

Ride it or hook a hose up to it and run it good!
 
Waternut

Waternut

Customizing addict
Location
Macon, GA
If it was fresh water you should be ok but at the very latest, you should run that ski for a while tomorrow. The heat generated by running the engine will help burn off any remaining water. I'd personally shoot a little WD-40 through the spark plug holes.

Taking the head won't do you any good since there won't be much if any water on top of the pistons. If you can't get the ski running by tomorrow, better start figuring out a way to tip it upside down and let the water drain out.

PS - You can't really blame the guy that swamped you. I don't want to sound like a dick but riding your ski without the hood even in a no wake zone was being both lazy and careless. Just about every boater out there doesn't realize how unstable our ski's are and even if he realized your ski was unstable, he probably had no idea that you would sink if a little wave hit your ski.
 
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SuperJETT

SuperJETT

So long and thanks for all the fish
Location
none
get it running, get it running, get it running, do not pass go, get it running.

Try to start, pull plugs, blow them off, prime it, try to start again, rinse and repeat. Flip it over and crank it with the plugs out if you have to, but get it running.

did I mention get it running?

Now, not tomorrow either.
 
chriselmore_1

chriselmore_1

high on resin
Location
san jose ca
i flipped the ski, pulled the plugs and jumped it off my truck i think i got most of the water out. then i flipped up right and ran it for about 30 seconds off the hose reving it lightly.
ps when i yelled at the guy, he said quote "holly chit!! i didnt even see you!!!" not even a sorry...
 
SuperJETT

SuperJETT

So long and thanks for all the fish
Location
none
You should run it on a hose for a while, let it idle and rev it up some, etc to try to get it warmed up so the water will evaporate.
 
C

craven

Location
BC
put it on its side

chriselmore_1 said:
i put the battery on the charger as soon as i got home. should i pull the top?
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Technically you should not tip it upside down. Up side down allows the water to sit in the piston skirt. The best would be half way from upside down to on its side(135 degrees). Exhaust down so the water goes out the exhaust. Leave the plugs out and crank it a couple times.
WD40 is also a good idea before doing this as it will displace water.

Then up right it and install the plugs and wahla.

All the surf guys should be able to back me on this one:Banane13:
 
MADMAT

MADMAT

Location
Ohio
Yea no need to pull any parts off. Consider this your training for the next time it happens....lol..

They can handle it as long as you get the water out and run em.
 
BombThreat

BombThreat

'Diggity
Location
Johnstown, NY
I wouldnt ever normally be pullin any parts off but if i was gonna try and let a ski sit overnight with some water in the cases i know i would defintly want my crank sitting in alot of oil. wouldnt want to risk it with some misting of WD where it would have to make it past the reeds or rings before touching the crank...
 
WaveDemon

WaveDemon

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Location
Hell, Florida
craven said:
Technically you should not tip it upside down. Up side down allows the water to sit in the piston skirt. The best would be half way from upside down to on its side(135 degrees). Exhaust down so the water goes out the exhaust. Leave the plugs out and crank it a couple times.
WD40 is also a good idea before doing this as it will displace water.

Then up right it and install the plugs and wahla.

All the surf guys should be able to back me on this one:Banane13:
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disagree about exhaust side down. that is going to make it hard to get the water out of the case and into the cylinder so it can get out.
 
Shifty

Shifty

- SuperJet Thursday -
Location
Austin Texas - Lake LBJ
WaveDemon said:
disagree about exhaust side down. that is going to make it hard to get the water out of the case and into the cylinder so it can get out.
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I agree, if there is water in the cases you need to have the intake side down to allow the water to make it through the transfer ports, onto the top of the pistons and out the exhaust/ plug holes.
 
JetManiac

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SuperJETT said:
get it running, get it running, get it running, do not pass go, get it running.

Try to start, pull plugs, blow them off, prime it, try to start again, rinse and repeat. Flip it over and crank it with the plugs out if you have to, but get it running.

did I mention get it running?

Now, not tomorrow either.
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What he said^^^^^^

Run it again tomorrow, ride it like you stole it!!!
 
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