Hey I have got some serious issues with my Challenger. Of course I just picked it up. One motor has a bad starter and I'm hoping someone has advice to make this job easier short of us taking it to someone to pay them to change it out. So i took the old one out last weekend when the weather was nice before I had a new starter. Now I have the new one and Can't remember how to put it in. If there is an exploded diagram for it that someone can point me to I would appreciate it. Its a 1999 Seadoo Challenger with 1800t with twin 787's.
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Seadoo Challenger starter issues
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This is a nice boat. I have worked on several of them. If you've only removed one of them, then you have the other motor as your reference. If you pull up the part index for your boat, choose to look at the "Magneto and Oil pump" blow up. Though it doesn't show the exact pump, it does show where the bolt holes are. Look at part #3 and just above that number, you'll see two bolt holes. This is where the front of the starter bolts go. Then, in the back, you have one bolt that attached to the block for supporting the weight. Of course, you know where the positive cable goes.
Be sure, when connecting this two engine system starter system, you will have the battery, usually coming from the starboard side, connecting ground to ground between the two engines, then your starter solenoid starter lines coming from your electrical boxes.
I have a set up I could take with pix, but in the last year, my shop has been swamped with boats and skis, and there has been very little time for me to participate in the forum. Outside the fact, after my divorce, the wife sold off a lot of my shop equipment.... Women!... They are not all bad, but she def decided to hit me where it hurts, my "Hobbie"!!!!!!!
My Ex is trying to get all of my stuff as well. I know the feeling.
I looked it over and I "think" I can do this. The advice helps a lot thank you I appreciate it. I need to go get new nuts for the set up since they appear to be missing. Either in the bilge where I wont find them until the motors have to come out. I will update everyone with progress. Won't be for a bit since I can maybe spend 15-20 minutes in that position due to the VA screwing up a shoulder surgery last June trying to make my shoulder better but jacking it up even worse now.
I looked it over and I "think" I can do this. The advice helps a lot thank you I appreciate it. I need to go get new nuts for the set up since they appear to be missing. Either in the bilge where I wont find them until the motors have to come out. I will update everyone with progress. Won't be for a bit since I can maybe spend 15-20 minutes in that position due to the VA screwing up a shoulder surgery last June trying to make my shoulder better but jacking it up even worse now.
Pat,
I forgot to email you back, sorry.
#19 and #30 go through the front housing, the longer bolt goes on the top IIRC. Do not forget to put the rear mount on and make sure it sits flush on the hex portion of the studs and not on the 4 cast webs on the back of the starter housing, if it does, hit them with a dremel. The front should bolt up first then the rear mount should be last. Sand the tab on the starter for the ground cable which goes on the front of that tab towards the front of the boat. If you look at #15 you'll see the hex I'm talking about.
I forgot to email you back, sorry.
#19 and #30 go through the front housing, the longer bolt goes on the top IIRC. Do not forget to put the rear mount on and make sure it sits flush on the hex portion of the studs and not on the 4 cast webs on the back of the starter housing, if it does, hit them with a dremel. The front should bolt up first then the rear mount should be last. Sand the tab on the starter for the ground cable which goes on the front of that tab towards the front of the boat. If you look at #15 you'll see the hex I'm talking about.
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