97 Seadoo Spx build

[glsmohio]

I'm def not spending the coin it takes to get a single gauge hood just for that. Before doing that I'd epoxy the hole shut and paint it for $5. And no don't worry I would never do that.

i picked my hood up for $25 shipped

 

[suke]

i picked my hood up for $25 shipped

A yellow single gauge in good condition?

 

[glsmohio]

A yellow single gauge in good condition?

I painted it yellow

 

[WhiskeyD]

i picked my hood up for $25 shipped

Yup, got mine for $30 on CL. It was a teal one and turned out pretty good once painted

 

[suke]

I painted it yellow

Yeah I neither have the equipment or skill for painting.

 

[Ankeneyou]

Yeah I neither have the equipment or skill for painting.

John Deere yellow in a rattle can is a damn close match.

 

[glsmohio]

Yeah I neither have the equipment or skill for painting.

you can do it. just cant be scared. like ankeneyou said, the rattle can will work just fine and if it doesn't turn out just sand and do again...

 

[suke]

you can do it. just cant be scared. like ankeneyou said, the rattle can will work just fine and if it doesn't turn out just sand and do again...

Took me forever to find a mint 96 xp hood. I'd rather not find another one and paint it. I'll continue to look for the plugs.

 

[glsmohio]

Took me forever to find a mint 96 xp hood. I'd rather not find another one and paint it. I'll continue to look for the plugs.

yea, my wife loves that style of hood. some people love them some people hate them. you still have a clean ski tho

 

[Ankeneyou]

Took me forever to find a mint 96 xp hood. I'd rather not find another one and paint it. I'll continue to look for the plugs.

Let me see what I have in my storage. I may be able to just bring you one to the meetup. You could just run dual gas gauges or dual trim to fill the hole, lol.

 

[glsmohio]

I would just add a back up camera lol

 

[suke]

Let me see what I have in my storage. I may be able to just bring you one to the meetup. You could just run dual gas gauges or dual trim to fill the hole, lol.

Awesome. Hah I have another trim gauge. I actually have a speedo that I kept there, but over that.

 

[AdamXP800]

John Deere farm equipment yellow is dead nuts on

 

[WhiskeyD]

John Deere farm equipment yellow is dead nuts on

I cant find that stuff anywhere locally!

 

[AdamXP800]

It's dead on

 

[AdamXP800]

I had the Seadoo yellow matched, the John Deere was closer lol

 

[glsmohio]

That ski looks good

 

[Ankeneyou]

I cant find that stuff anywhere locally!

Lowe's has it here, Meijer, even saw it at one walmart. You could also go to a JD dealer but you are gonna pay more.

 

[WhiskeyD]

Damn, i've tried multiple Lowes and Home Depot and none of them have it. I've seen it on eBay and Amazon for a decent price though

 

[AdamXP800]

Got mine at autozone

 

[Ankeneyou]

It's all been covered above but I'll just recap. The primer draws fuel in the angled barb and spits it out through the straight barb. You can put a finger over those fittings to confirm. It will only draw in one and only spit air out of one while you hold it in your hand to test.

Those primers are crap now and can't be trusted. The old ones would last five years at least, now they spit gas at me while I'm pumping them in the first year sometimes. WFO noticed this a couple years ago and I saw it myself soon after. It might be ethanol but I think another Chinese company just got the contract that has lesser quality control. The racers have moved to these button primers http://www.ebay.com/itm/PRIMER-KIT-...ash=item2362e5139f:g:qVEAAOSwB4NWv8yY&vxp=mtr I've installed my first one in my black XPL and it works pretty good.

Since we know the traditional primer will fail you want to keep it off your supply line. If you run on the ON channel and only use the RES for emergencies then the RES is a good place. Otherwise I do it like 1 of 500 said (originally taught this by Crockett on pwctoday may he RIP) I loop the return line and put my T in the bottom of the loop. That way there is always a few squirts worth of fuel there and there is zero risk of loosing an engine from the primer drawing in air. I tried a low spot in the return line at first on the Zebra ski and like Suke I was never able to get any fuel pumping when the ski had been sitting (when you need it most haha).

Just installed my plunge type Primer and it has made in USA stamped all over it, so hoping that it will last more than a season. Got mine at Atlantic Jetsports.

 

[glsmohio]

Just installed my plunge type Primer and it has made in USA stamped all over it, so hoping that it will last more than a season. Got mine at Atlantic Jetsports.

Let me knit how that goes. I got the ball style also that matt recommended. I can't believe I always used the choke in the past. This is way easier

 

[Ankeneyou]

Let me knit how that goes. I got the ball style also that matt recommended. I can't believe I always used the choke in the past. This is way easier

Yah I've got both types just in case. The plunger looks to be better quality than the button type I got off ebay.

 

[glsmohio]

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[Spimothy Leary]

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