2003 Seadoo GTI LE - Starts & Idles but won't accelerate

[buckwheat12n]

I didn't replace the needle and seat, the rebuild kit didn't come with those parts. I did replace the spring. I just went out today and purchased the stuff to make the tester so I can check pop-off and leak down. I'll do that next.

 

[mikidymac]

Good chance we found your issue.

You need to replace the needle and seat and you should not replace the spring unless you are 100% sure it is the correct one and the kits don't always have the correct spring for your model.

 

[buckwheat12n]

Luckily I still have the old spring, I'll put it back and order the needle and seat as well.

 

[buckwheat12n]

It looks like I found the problem. I started pulling everything off to get to the carb. When I got the air filter housing off I noticed that the butterfly on the carb wasn't open all the way despite the choke being off. Apparently when putting the carb back together after the rebuild I didn't notice that the choke cable was hung up in a way that it was causing the butterfly on the carb to be partially closed! I fixed the choke cable, put it everything back together and she runs like a champ.

Thanks everyone for the assistance!

 

[mikidymac]

Awesome! Always nice when it's a simple issue.