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If the pump was stuck to the drive shaft would it prevent me from removing it? The bind seems mechanical in feel. I am not sure if this was ever a salt water ski, but the pump has always looked different from my 96.

Trying to remove the Jet Pump from my 97 SPX, and it will not come out. I followed the service manual instructions, so I have removed the 4 nuts, and 3 tubes from within the jet ski. When I pull on the pump it tends to want to pivot up, but feels loose most anywhere else. I am assuming the issue...

I checked the rubber boot on the outside of the ski that covers the VTS shaft and it is all destroyed. I know I was getting water into the VTS unit. I searched the forum for 'VTS boot' but didn't find anybody discussing the topic. So could this be my issue?

The rotary valve is towards the bottom side of the motor below the carbs. Timing the rotary valve is pretty easy and you can find the information in this forum. I just printed out the timing wheel and set it up per the instructions. To actually adjust the timing of the spark, I believe, requires...

Thanks, I should have mentioned that I ran it out of the water with the flush kit hooked up and had no water getting into the machine. I had it running for probably a good 10 minutes or more. I look into the drive shaft seal, is it hard to replace?

I have a 97 spx that is taking on water only when riding it out on the lake. I have let it sit in the lake for a period of time, and even let it idle and I have not seen any water coming in. But when I take it out for a ride, I get a decent amount of water in the bottom of the ski. Where should...

I haven't had time to finish it. I replaced all of the fuel line which I thought was really easy. After that I put in a seafoam and ran them for a couple of hours. At the very end the carb appeared to plug up, and I haven't had time to take it off to clean it. I plan on doing that this week, and...

I finally got around to replacing all of the fuel line and I am taking it out this weekend to see how it runs. I can say the old fuel lines had plenty of green gunk on them. I didn't have time to pull the carbs back off to clean them, but I threw in a can of seafoam in with the gas to see if it...

Thanks for the respone, but if it is the carbs why would it clear up after a few minutes of running? I did just clean the carbs but haven't had time to get all of the grey fuel line replaced. I ran out of time before the 4th of July. Guess I'll replace the lines and clean it one more time to...

My 96 XP exhibits a problem after sitting in the water for a period of time. When you first restart the jetski it will start stuttering like it is misfiring. You can turn the jetski off and then back on and for a second it will come back to life like normal, but then starts bogging again. After...

Well I compression checked the motor (145/140), spark test (good), and today I cleaned the carbs. I used the flush kit to let it run a little, but I can't tell if it is fixed until I get it into the water tomorrow. It was able to rev up which is something it didn't do in the water, but I failed...

Thanks for the advice. I am going to pick up a spark tester and compression tester tonight. Once I have tested those two things (and they aren't the problem I'll dive into the carburetor. I'll also look into the fuel lines, not sure if any of the previous owners switched them out. As far as...

I know the carburetor won't cause the no spark issue, but I know it was hard to see the spark when I did the second time. I am thinking that maybe it was there the first time I missed it. I was questioning whether my symptoms could be carb related, and would I still have oil injection if the...

I did a spark test, and I was getting spark but I couldn't tell if it was consistent. When we first tested I wasn't noticing the spark, and then I tried it a few minutes later after switching to the other cylinder (which is for sure getting spark) it was sparking. So I was thinking it might be...

I have 96 XP and got it out for the first time this weekend. It starts quickly and will idle but it doesn't appear to be firing on more than one cylinder. I took it out on the lake and it would just bog out, and would barely move. A couple of times the ski came back to life for a few seconds and...