Water regulator valve

[Mike99]

Hi All,

What a wealth of information and talent on this site! I've been lurking for over two years, and finally pulled the trigger and purchased a 98 GTX limited. We got it in the water over the weekend, and it is screaming fast. I will have to change out the gray tempo hoses, but it is running alcohol free fuel, so I haven't found any goo problems yet.

I have a question about the water regulator valve. It sits next to the white storage bucket on the GTX, and at some time in the past, it damaged the bucket. I've attached pictures. It looks like a heat related deal, maybe an exhaust leak. I don't think it is still is leaking. There was some oil film on the exhaust hose from the muffler to the hull that I wiped off after our ride this weekend. I'll have to wait until our next ride to see if it returns. It may just be some "seadoo lube" over spray...

The water regulator is not screwed down tight in the muffler, but I'm not sure I can get another 360 degree turn to get the hoses to match up again, but it is loose. There is some uncured green goo in the joint between the valve and the muffler. See the attached picture with the mirror view.

I inspected the bellow in the valve, and it looks good, along with the sealing clamp. Maybe this was replaced by the previous owner after the damage was done.

Has anyone else seen an issue like this?

Thanks,

Mike

 

[LouDoo]

I know from experience that a bad water regulator, usually a leaking or bad bellows, will cause the exhaust to overheat and melt the connector hose between the exhaust manifold and the water box, so yes that's probably what happened.

BTW, welcome to the SeaDoo forum.

Lou

 

[vanderli barbosa]

Remove the valve and clean, can be blocked and blocking the flow of water causing it to become hot muffler.

 

[Sportster-2001-951C-Stock]

The valve body is only made of a thermoplastic, so it's not going to be tight in the threads. Mine is less than hand tight in it's threads. If you want to try sealing the threads, I wouldn't use teflon tape b/c that studd shreads and will get stuck in the valve mechanism. Use a pipe thread sealer paste instead, or Permatex form-a-gasket B2

Make sure the valve is clean of debris, operates smoothly, and the bellows isn't torn while you have it removed, of course. The lower bellows clamp sometimes rusts and rubs the bellows, which causes a hole. The fix for that is to use a correctly sized tie-wrap zip tie instead of the metal clamp.

 

[summer]

I can't tell from the pic but has the bucket actually melted? The reason I ask is mine looks about the same but it isn't melted in anyway. I think mine is just from the hose vibrating against it for years. If you have inspected inside and nothing is torn or missing then you may be just fine. The green goo you mention may just be what the previous owner tried to seal the threads with. As long as it isn't leaking (water or exhaust gasses) then ride it and enjoy.

 

[Mike99]

Thanks, Guys for the replys. I'll clean the area up, and see if it is a continuing problem. The bucket has seen some heat in the past. I'll inspect the lower clamp for damage, as well.