trouble starting a 96-98 xp

[mibunkerking]

i am looking into buying a pair of skis from a friend of mine. these will be my first so i know next to nothing about seadoo's. one of the skis is a 1998 xp limited and it wont start. the starter cranks the motor fine but it just wont seem to fire up. every now and then it will sputter like one cylinder fired but wont get going.

now this ski has been sitting for some time so i am sure it will be stuburn. i checked the sparkplugs to see if they were fouled but it didnt look to bad at all.

so i have run out of ideas and i just dont know enough about seadoo's. can anyone help me out with some tips or something to get this thing running?

 

[kustomkarl]

Well the best advice is to check out the "search" link for all kinds of information on you seadoo. If you hang out and look at some of the past posts from our almost 10,000 members I'm sure you find some great information to your new seadoos. 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

 

[mibunkerking]

thanks for the advice but i have not bought the ski's yet. i want to get it running or would like to know how much it will cost to fix before i go and spend hard earned $$$. if i buy them then i shall become a premium member for sure. but first things first.

 

[kustomkarl]

I agree, When I joined the forum back in sept I was in the market for a manual and found one here for a great price. It never hurts to do some home work before you buy. I just bought a manual for my 200 speedster, I got back in January. The forum didn't have one at the time, and I spent $85.00 for it at seadoo...not such a good deal but I wanted it. The seadoo forum has a partner on parts too. Click on the "parts" link at the top of the page for a look. The parts diagrams work as a good Parts break down too.

Karl

 

[mibunkerking]

so anyone have any ideas? i am supposed to give them a test run this weekend and it will my last chance to get an idea of whats wrong and how to fix it before i need to buy it or urn it down.

 

[tomcat&family]

You can find some free shop manuals from this forum:

Link removed... moderator says this is not allowed here- sorry.

Maybe that might help?

 

[mibunkerking]

thats awesome^^^^^ thanks.

 

[tomcat&family]

You're welcome.

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