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    Battery light on 96 xp

    Dropped off skis to dealership for gas tank recalls. During that time it poured and got left in two days of downpour (garage kept at my house) now my battery red light is staying on. I checked the battery and it's at 12.4 V off and it's charging up under power, which to me is ruling out an...
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    1996 Seadoo xp dash lights stayin on

    I recently read about the gas tank recall on these and got the recall done on both my 96 seadoo xp's at the dealer. Yesterday i dry started them just to make sure everything was ok after the replacements. I come out this morning about 12 hours after starting them both and notice a read glow...
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    1996 seadoo xp fuel tank....

    This question is 2 part. 1.)Do they make a bigger swap out tank for these? the 9 gallon is terrible and last about 2 hrs on the river 2.) While researching, I came across a major recall for the 96s on the tanks. I seen the new ones are white and my 2 are tan tanks. Is that the original tank...
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    Gauge size of Neg battery cable

    Forgot to measure the gauge size of the negative cable going from the starter to the battery. Need to replace the eyelet and dont know the gauge or diameter off hand. Eyelet popped off and disappeared and was planning on replacing on the way home from work. Thanks!
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    96 seadoo xp smokes bad and black soote

    Posted earlier about it being very smokey, aside from that, it's leaking out a nasty mud looking substance (assuming oil and water or gas mix) from the right side exhaust looking at the back of the ski....this one hasn't been ran in the water since last summer after winterizing, but I've never...
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    1996 Seadoo xp smoking like crazy on first season startup

    Have two xps, the one is smoking like crazy on this years first startup. Other is flawless. Both were winterized exactly the same way. Is that a cause from gettin to much oil and running rich? I know 2 strokes smoke but this is bad, luck no neighbors called the fire department. Suggestions...
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    Cleaning the hull

    From removing the plugs and purging out the fogging oil, I made a mess of the inside of the hull on a 1996 gtx....am I able to remove battery and hose down the motor and hull?...or are these not that water tight on the inside and I'll end up hurting the magneto and all?
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    1996 seadoo xp won't crank with spark plugs in

    At first it wouldn't crank for more then a heavy clunk, tested battery and was 100% fine with load tester. Then checked starter and that was fine. Pulled plugs and hit start and it cranked flawless. Put in one plug and it crank, then put in back plug and it wouldn't crank, almost like a...
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    1996 xp does partial crank then stops

    96 seadoo xp with full battery, when I go to start, it'll do like an almost crank, and then nothing. Almost sounding as if the motor was seized. I removed plugs and spun flywheel so I know it's not seized, I checked battery voltage and its 100% fine, and I went as far as to remove starter and...
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    StarvIng for fuel in water for first 5 mins....

    I have two 1996 seadoo xps's....on the trailer they both fire right up and rev and run flawless. In the water however, one of them takes right off, the other seems to starve for fuel the first 5 mins. It'll stutter and putt around no matter how much throttle u give it. After toying around and...
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    Trickle charging multiple batteries...

    Come winter, I'd imagine it's recommended to remove batteries from both 96 sea doo xps and keep on a trickle. Both batteries.are new this year. Any recommendations on a charger type, and what is the process to keep two trickled throughout the winter. Also have a 4 wheeler battery I'd like to...
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    Extremely high idle on trailer....

    I just replaced all fuels lines on two 1996 seadoo xps. One i had to remove carbs to replace the connecting lines. Afterward, i notcied that ski is now idling unusally high. Compared to the other, it sounds like this one is at half throttel. Im wondering is I messed up reinstallin the carbs...
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    Fuel lines on a 96 seadoo xp...Need help!!!

    I replaced the fuel lines to get rid of them grey tempos. Everything ran fine before hand. After replacing all fuel lines, and using twim ski as a guide to double check all locations, now it will not crank over. Seems to almost want to, but wont catch and run on its own. Is there a way these...
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