Ibreakthings
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(2022 GTR230 16hrs) welp…, I ran the water for about 30 seconds and then started the ski, then shut the ski off and ran water for about 15-30 seconds more, I did not ride it immediately after but I trailered it to the lake the next day and then rode it, started fine no issues, ran strong, ran it hard all memorial weekend, then a few days later I took it for a cruise and noticed it was lacking something, the pep was gone, even in sport I was only hitting 55 and it took longer than usual to climb to that speed, it has a low vibration/hum reminiscent of clogged intake grate. Thought it was all in my head so I went back the next day and same thing…I pulled it out of the water and checked intake, no clogs, there a few very minor knicks in the edge of the impeller blades and what I would imagine is some “normal” wear and tear marks on the wear ring surface. Another notable point is that very same morning I noticed the change in performance, my friend loaned me 5 gallons of gas that he said was approx 4 weeks old, I didn’t think much into it until I did my research on results of using bad gas, so that’s possibly a factor. What’s the chances of getting water in the intake during my pathetic flushing attempt and it having an effect a week later after running perfectly fine?? Am I over thinking the whole thing or should I be leaning more towards bad gas or another thing causing the power loss issue? Any help is greatly appreciated
