Vishismonkey
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Seadoo GTS with the 657x was running rough after a winter of improper storage (bought used off of some guy). Did not put new gas in (my mistake) and it would not accelerate at all. Would start consistently every time but would not go faster than a bit faster than idle.
finally drained the gas, added some 2 stroke Engine treatment along with some fresh premium. Did not fill tank entirely as my plan was to run the gas out in an effort to drain the system of any old remaining gas (unaware of potential risks of this method). Ended up running out of gas on the lake, although the ski seemed to clear up a bit and it was accelerating *better* but not necessarily perfect. It would sometimes hesitate out of the water but would eventually get to speed. When I took turns it seemed like it really bogged down a bit. I have never used this old of a jet ski before but I feel like it should be faster.
After I ran out of gas, I swam it back to shore (wasn’t far) and refilled with premium. Then it wouldn’t start. I thought it may have water in engine from me towing it into shore but I turned the engine over with the spark plugs off test and no water shot out. Lastly, I noticed that one of the spark plug ends was bent. (See pictures). I am uncertain as to when this happened - it could have happened right away and been the cause for my lack of acceleration, or it could have happened after I ran out of gas and tried to start it running lean.
really at a loss for direction at this point - is there anything I could check easily before I just drop it off at the shop? I do not have a good lift, I beach my ski and tie it off. To get on the trailer it’s got to be towed across the lake. Can I put a new plug in and give it a shot or will I risk further damaging the internals? Is vapour lock a potential culprit here?
there are pics of both plugs - one is clean and not bent and the other is dark and black and bent. I replaced these a week ago and they have no more than 1 hour of run time on them.
finally drained the gas, added some 2 stroke Engine treatment along with some fresh premium. Did not fill tank entirely as my plan was to run the gas out in an effort to drain the system of any old remaining gas (unaware of potential risks of this method). Ended up running out of gas on the lake, although the ski seemed to clear up a bit and it was accelerating *better* but not necessarily perfect. It would sometimes hesitate out of the water but would eventually get to speed. When I took turns it seemed like it really bogged down a bit. I have never used this old of a jet ski before but I feel like it should be faster.
After I ran out of gas, I swam it back to shore (wasn’t far) and refilled with premium. Then it wouldn’t start. I thought it may have water in engine from me towing it into shore but I turned the engine over with the spark plugs off test and no water shot out. Lastly, I noticed that one of the spark plug ends was bent. (See pictures). I am uncertain as to when this happened - it could have happened right away and been the cause for my lack of acceleration, or it could have happened after I ran out of gas and tried to start it running lean.
really at a loss for direction at this point - is there anything I could check easily before I just drop it off at the shop? I do not have a good lift, I beach my ski and tie it off. To get on the trailer it’s got to be towed across the lake. Can I put a new plug in and give it a shot or will I risk further damaging the internals? Is vapour lock a potential culprit here?
there are pics of both plugs - one is clean and not bent and the other is dark and black and bent. I replaced these a week ago and they have no more than 1 hour of run time on them.
