Hole in the counterbalance bottom.....

[jamie2727]

2000 Sea Doo
947 Engine

Machine puttered and stopped....Felt under neath and theere is a thumb size hole under the counterbalance and it spit out some debris. Is this salvageable if I pull the engine? Anyone have this happen? Was it because these rotax engines are just too powerful and somehting finally blew or is because of a maintenance lube failuer?

Thanks in advance.

Jamie

 

[kustomkarl]

It sounds like the counter balance lost it's lubrication and wanted to leave the engine. The case might be shot. The best thing to do is remove the engine and give it a good look over. Do you have a seadoo shop manual? If not here’s an idea for you. You could join as a "premium member". As a premium member you can down load a authentic seadoo manual from the seadoo manual library. In the library is a variety of manuals for almost all years and models. You can view as many as you like on line as a PDF file, or download it and print it for your personal and private use. There are operator manuals and repair manuals for you to do your own repairs on your seadoo. The repair manuals have everything from troubleshooting, repair procedures to winterizing. It contains wire diagrams torque specs and pictures for disassemble and assemble instructions. In the spec sheets it tells everything needed to maintain oil changes, spark plug gaps, carburetor rebuilds and impeller wear ring tolerances. Click on the "Seadoo Manuals" link at the top of the page for more details. If you need any help or get in a jam, we are always here to answer your questions too. Premium members get priority when it comes to getting quick detailed answers.


Karl

 

[jamie2727]

Thanks Karl.

I do have a manual, but may consider joining the premium membership also for advice especially if I do the repairs myself. When i get the engine out I ll be posting again!



Jamie

 

[kustomkarl]

Good deal Jamie, keep us posted.

Karl

 

[seadoosnipe]

shaft....

Jamie, if you have the manual, you should also find a section in there about the requirements of your counterbalance shaft with details of what it's for etc....
May give you a better idea of what went wrong and avoid this problem in the future.:cheers: