Ok, first time in the water since I've had it (well my small pond anyway). On this '99 GTX Limited.
What might cause hesitation on the throttle..it started right up, idled fine. Went back and forth a few times. When you accelerate it bogs for a second or 2 builds slowly and then takes off and hits the power band I guess you call it.
History, new to me and my first ski. Had old gas in tank, had oil everywhere in the hull, pretty sure the tank was leaking so I cleaned the hull, installed new tank, grommets, oil line, oil filter. Replaced fuel filter and all 6mm grey fuel lines and will replace 8mm ones soon. Fuel filter has this nasty rubbery sludge in water separator thingy wich I assume is the breakdown of the grey fuel lines. I sprayed fogging oil in the cylinders and then bled the oil lines, primed the pump for 2 cycles of 10 seconds of starting holding the oil pump wide open (while plugs were removed and placed on grounding posts). I drained the fuel tank but maybe the 1/2 gallon I couldn't get out. I mixed 1 gallon of 40:1 fuel and dumped it in (I know combined mix ratio was less because of the fuel that was in tank). I pulled the return line from the tank and put vacuum to the line making sure fuel was being sucked in the fuel filter. I sprayed a little more fogging oil in the cylinders then....
I backed it in my pond. Sprayed just a hair of starting fluid in on carb and she started right up on the 2nd try of of few seconds cranking. It idled fine and smoked a bit for for the first minute or so. Then went back and forth and she hesitates, bogs down then will take off...
Where do I start? Carb rebuilds, Rave valve (need to learn those). Any dead would be great. Thanks!
What might cause hesitation on the throttle..it started right up, idled fine. Went back and forth a few times. When you accelerate it bogs for a second or 2 builds slowly and then takes off and hits the power band I guess you call it.
History, new to me and my first ski. Had old gas in tank, had oil everywhere in the hull, pretty sure the tank was leaking so I cleaned the hull, installed new tank, grommets, oil line, oil filter. Replaced fuel filter and all 6mm grey fuel lines and will replace 8mm ones soon. Fuel filter has this nasty rubbery sludge in water separator thingy wich I assume is the breakdown of the grey fuel lines. I sprayed fogging oil in the cylinders and then bled the oil lines, primed the pump for 2 cycles of 10 seconds of starting holding the oil pump wide open (while plugs were removed and placed on grounding posts). I drained the fuel tank but maybe the 1/2 gallon I couldn't get out. I mixed 1 gallon of 40:1 fuel and dumped it in (I know combined mix ratio was less because of the fuel that was in tank). I pulled the return line from the tank and put vacuum to the line making sure fuel was being sucked in the fuel filter. I sprayed a little more fogging oil in the cylinders then....
I backed it in my pond. Sprayed just a hair of starting fluid in on carb and she started right up on the 2nd try of of few seconds cranking. It idled fine and smoked a bit for for the first minute or so. Then went back and forth and she hesitates, bogs down then will take off...
Where do I start? Carb rebuilds, Rave valve (need to learn those). Any dead would be great. Thanks!
and they are closed until the 10th...Tere are a few on ebay but they aren't responding to 100% confirm they have them and not just a generic listing. I send OSD a Facebook message but not sure if they will respond being closed.
