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I pulled the starter and it was no good. Luckily I had one laying around, threw it in and she works like champ. Thanks for the info Michael. E

Hello all, I've got a 2003 GTX 4-TEC SC that refuses to start. I hear the solenoid clicking but the starter motor will not turn. I have replaced the starter relay when it did this before and that had worked. However, this year when I was getting it ready for this season, it did it again. I...

Forgot to mention, after a bit of checking it looks like it might have Solas impellers. The previous owners had the stickers all over and the impellers look stainless. Any other ways to be certain? Thanks, E

I can't be too sure of the rpm yet, I've only be able to have it at WOT for aprox 2 seconds before I'm in the turn on my small lake. Still waiting for a good day to hit a big lake. I will for sure keep the ring wear issue in mind.

Did have an electrical mess to deal with but I knew that, the last shop that worked on it didn't reinstall the rubber gaskets for the box. When I opened it up it was toast. I just made a new harnesses, replaced the coils and new starter solenoids. Oiling cylinders in my stored junk is a small...

Roger, I'll be on that. I'll let you guys know how the big lake run goes. What should I see for a top speed? I've never had it on a big lake, it replaced a 96' Speedster that we used for goofing off in our smaller lake. Turns out this one would be way more fun with some room to work with.

Thanks guys, so far I've gotten a lot help just lurking around reading other posts.

Wow, been a bit remiss getting on here... Work always gets in the way of play. Did get the boat going. Still needs some work, but all is heading in the right direction. Thankfully, the motors weren't seized up, rebuilt/rewired the electrics box, replaced all the coolant hoses, completely...

The spark plugs, sorry should have clarified. The boat's been in the corner of my shop for 5 years.

In addition I poured some Marvel Mystery oil into the cylinders and put the plugs back in.

It's not that fun... If your good working on something without seeing it then you might be able to do it without removing the exhaust. I did it last year and ended up removing the exhaust manifold. I had the same problem, wasn't the starter though. The solenoid clicked so I assumed it was the...

I did get all the water out of the bilge and blew all the water out of the cylinders. It wasn't completely submerged, just up to the mufflers. What's the best way to flush this thing? Should I do a carb rebuild, in addition to draining the old fuel and oil? Thanks for the quick reply. E

I've got a 1998 speedster that played a mean trick on me years ago. I had the left engine replaced by a dealer 2005, shortly after I got it back I came out one morning to find the back end submerged in my lake. Upon further examination I saw that the black plastic resonator things were melted...

Hello all! New to the forum. Name's Eric, 27yrs old. I've owned a 1998 Speedster for about 6 years and an 03' GTX for 4 years. Just realizing that I could use some expert help, given neither one runs... Looking forward to meeting some fellow owners and sharing some knowledge. E