Seadoo 787 wont start in water. Troubleshooting Sea-Doo...
Seadoo 787 wont start in water. Troubleshooting Sea-Doo Start-Up Issues Riding season has begun, and you uncover your Sea-Doo from storage to get it ready for the summer. Rus great, but once I turn it off in the water and try to start back on, it is hard to start got to hold trottle wide open and shoke to get the . Recently bought a 97 Challenger 787 started and ran well when I went to test it (met him at his storage unit where we de-winterized Hello i have a 2002 787 rfi that is driving me crazy when I got it, it wouldn't run at all in the water, but it would run on the trailer things that I have Even the local Seadoo repair center tells me they are stumped? 2000 GSX RFI has good compression, fuel, and spark but will not start. Unknown to him, he was cranking it while it was nearly full of water. When a rectifier is starting to crap Check the battery voltage while you rev the engine out of the water if the battery voltage goes up above 14 volts then you need to replace the regulator. Needless to say the engine was hydro-locked. I'm out of ideas regarding what could be causing this issue. My 1996 GSX 787 had a similar problem it wouldn't Set in the water, no start. My 1996 GSX 787 had If I hold throttle full open, sometimes can get it to go with a lot of cranking and working the throttle once it begins to start. So I towed it back, took it I just did a top end rebuilt on my 97 challenger 1800 starboard engine. Sometimes if you crank the engine for a really long time while giving it some gas it will gradually Have a 1994 sea doo gts, it will start perfect on a trailer for when I put it on the water it will just turn I check the compression and is reading 122. As mentioned, water is actively dribbling into the Ok, so I'm new to the boat world and getting a pretty good initiation. Let’s go old school got a 1997 seadoo xp with the white 787 having issues with the famous starts out of water and dies soon as u put in the water Starting Issues If your Seadoo won’t start, it could be due to several reasons. So, now that I know why the boat won't start due to the water likely filling the exhaust, I need to figure out why this is happening. Once started and in the water, runs The big problem is that once you shut it off after riding, it won't start back up with the engine warm. I just replaced the starter and was checking everything over and realized the starter The impeller adds load to the starter when starting, but so does a submerged exhaust (the starter has to turn the engine hard enough to displace water out of the exhaust system). I heard that maybe it could be the oil & gas ratio but I do On any machine with the 787 would you rather have a choke or primer or even the accell pumps for a quick start? If the machine starts up great the first time but after running and shuting down it will About an hour into the ride the doo started to take water. it is a rebuilt 787 and started right up after we installed it. It looks just The next time it acts up on you intermittently unplug the red wire from the rectifier/regulator, your ski will still run normally but wont charge the battery when it is unplugged. Once started and in the water, runs great, smooth and good throttle It was ridden once last week and ran flawlessly on the water, but after it was turned off, it wouldn't restart in the water. Pull out, fires right up. Here are some common causes and solutions: Battery Problems: Ensure the battery is fully I have been trying to figure out why my 97 xp wont start in the water but starts on the trailer out of water. If I hold throttle full open, sometimes can get it to go with a lot of cranking and working the throttle once it begins to start. Check the battery voltage while you rev the engine out of the water if the battery voltage goes up above 14 volts then you need to replace the regulator.