War & Peace The Saga of the Seadoo and the dodgy mechanic
Hey thanks for reply Timmyboy. I live downunder so there might be a difference in time to my reply. Yep checked compression. 115 in both cylinders...so thats a bit of a relief. But too ignorant to know what a reeds pedal is and whether it was replaced.
I guess I better fill you in: A mechanic I know swore to me that he knew all about 2 stroke and that he'd have a look at it. 4 bloody weeks later I get the thing back and it seems to me he hasn,t done a thing. took it out on the water, rode for about 30 seconds no real high revs and gut instinct told me something wasn't right. Pulled up, took off seat and hey presto the hull is half full of water. The d**k head had left the inlet hose to the motor off!!! Guess who won't being using the " mate 2 stroke's are easy to fix" mechanic anymore!!!LOL Re connected the hose, drained the hull and off we went. It ran well for 30 minutes when we started having the starting problems described in the previous thread. Turns out the rubber tube connecting the exhaust outlet manifold to the muffler has a hole in it and the hull is 1/4 way full this time. ( another fine pick up by super mechanic!!) and bear in mind I'm an absolute novice at this!! Took no more chances took it home dried it all up. Hoping this was why it was difficult to start. Now it starts really well but I'm hoping all will go well on the water!! Sorry for war and peace but the more I explain the better you might understand any advice would be greatly appreciated!!
