5 months ago I bought my first jet ski. After about 20 hours of riding I wrapped the prop around a crab pot rope. I got it towed at least going 6 MPH to shore to cut out the rope. After cutting the rope out, I went to start it and it was having a hard time and sounded jumpy. I kept trying to start it over and over while giving it gas and it would start for a few seconds then shut off. Eventually it started for a few seconds and I went to drive away and it shut off and would not crank after that. I read about how you aren’t supposed to tow them after I got it back to the dock and learned about how I probably had some water in the engine while trying to start. It was getting late and I had to head from maryland back to NY for my upcoming work week (which I realized after I was back in NY that you should not let the engine sit for more than 24 hours because of corrosion). I came down the following weekend and tried to start it with the plugs out and it would not turn over. I put CRC 656 in the plug holes and the thing just started cranking like crazy. I cranked numerous times until I didn’t see any crc or water coming out of the holes. I put the plugs back in and it cranked over A few times and then stopped cranking. I took the plugs back out and sprayed more crc 656 but still can’t get it to crank a full rotation. Now I can only get it to do about quarter crank turns until the piston is at a sweet spot and then it will do a 1/2 turn and then back to 1/4 until it gets to the sweet spot in the stroke again. I cannot turn the engine shaft with my bare hands (I tried a pipe wrench but couldn’t find a good spot to grab onto the shaft). My question is do I need a new starter or is the engine shot?
I bought a 2014 seadoo rxt shortly after and I can tell you I am glad I made the mistakes on the 2000
I bought a 2014 seadoo rxt shortly after and I can tell you I am glad I made the mistakes on the 2000
