Jack Hinnenkamp
New Member
Working here to keep a long story short Purchased a 2000 RX DI jet ski. Will not start. Actions taken - Battery dead and replaced, new battery checked against a good battery tester which verified voltage (also tested it for starting other ski and id did fine) verified engine would turn over by hand which it did, checked all electrical connections for corrosion, cleaned fittings, tightened all, etc. When installing the safety lanyard two beeps heard. Also heard is a whirring noise that lasts for three or four seconds, similar sounding to what a small electric or hydraulic motor might make. It stops on its own. The start button pushed and the same whirring sound happens. Jet ski does not turn over. There was no clicking or chattering sound that I have found at times with defective solenoids, but I bypassed the starting solenoid and the engine appears to turn over fine so starter seems to be okay. Is only the solenoid bad? Or is something in the MPEM causing the solenoid to not operate? The lack of clicking or other noises makes me wonder if the solenoid is bad or if it is something else. No one so far has any idea of the cause and failure to start associated with the whirring sound. I do not get the long single beep that indicates a bad MPEM, only the two beeps when plugging in the lanyard that indicates ready to start? Thoughts of others that have heard or experienced this? Glad to replace the solenoid, but I am wondering if that is the issue. I need to online order parts from my location due to no parts and service and would like to avoid multiple orders if there is a specific known cause of the whirring. Thanks for any thoughts that may help define and correct the issue.
