This has been just a brutal summer for my Seadoo. Last week, I picked up my 2003 GTX DI at the shop after putting in a new battery, starter, spark plug wires and fuel line. Had the O-Rings, RAVE Valves, and compression checked, and the shop tells me everything came out fine. Ran it twice since then, and it ran phenomenally, consistently maxing out at 55mph with good thrust and rpms around 6700.
So I go to run it yesterday, and it wouldn't turn over. We ended up jumping it, and it at least started, but the max we could get it to was 37mph, and the rpms were maxing at 6600. I wish I could be more eloquent, but when the throttle was pinned, it felt like it wouldn't kick into another gear.
I checked intake grate underneath, and there was nothing stuck. It's possible some pebbles may have gone through the impeller, but would that cause such a drastic drop off in speed? Aside from the impeller, what else could it be? As stupid as it sounds, could the loss of juice in my brand new battery affect the top speed? Could the battery issue indicative of something else? Or is it simply the impeller that needs replaced?
So I go to run it yesterday, and it wouldn't turn over. We ended up jumping it, and it at least started, but the max we could get it to was 37mph, and the rpms were maxing at 6600. I wish I could be more eloquent, but when the throttle was pinned, it felt like it wouldn't kick into another gear.
I checked intake grate underneath, and there was nothing stuck. It's possible some pebbles may have gone through the impeller, but would that cause such a drastic drop off in speed? Aside from the impeller, what else could it be? As stupid as it sounds, could the loss of juice in my brand new battery affect the top speed? Could the battery issue indicative of something else? Or is it simply the impeller that needs replaced?
