1993 seadoo

[Redneckboat21]

I have a 1983 seadoo and it was givin to me from a friend and it needed a starter and a manifold gasket and i put them all on and i try to start it and all you hear is the starter spining.

so what whould i do or what could i do about it

 

[Jeff Walkowiak]

Re: 1993 seadoo

replace the starter bendex or the starter has a detached armature I have had both issues with aftermarket starters.

 

[Redneckboat21]

Re: 1993 seadoo

well the starter is new and bought off of e-bay and what is the starter bendex

 

[Jeff Walkowiak]

Re: 1993 seadoo

what color is the starter if it is white it is probably a sea doo if it is black it is a after mkt the gear on the end of the starter that turns the flywheel is on the bendex

 

[Redneckboat21]

Re: 1993 seadoo

It looks just like that pictured

 

[Jeff Walkowiak]

Re: 1993 seadoo

if the starter is spinning the bendex isn't locking or it isn't going out to the flywheel or the armature is defective,, like I said that is an aftermarket starter and those are unreliable. I have had nothing but trouble with those.

 

[Redneckboat21]

Re: 1993 seadoo

oh ok so what do you think i should do because i am not the one that bought the starter anyways and what is the bendex.

It also sometiem you get it and it does get the flywheel and it has a hard time spinning it i think that the battrey might be dead i put my volt metter to it and it says 10.34 volts so that may be 1 reason

 

[Jeff Walkowiak]

Re: 1993 seadoo

there you go if it can't get the proper voltage it can't work,, buy a battery

 

[Redneckboat21]

Re: 1993 seadoo

so that could make it do that ok it will be a bit before i can buy a battery because of money and gas now days

 

[Jeff Walkowiak]

Re: 1993 seadoo

it has a dead cell// bet it drops even lower when you press the start button,, it can't spin the starter fast enough to throw out the bendex, plus it can damage the starter if the voltage is too low. check the cells for low water, charge the battery for a day on a slow charge and see if it cranks the engine for just a few seconds. but I have no doubt the battery is the culprit

 

[Redneckboat21]

Re: 1993 seadoo

well i have already tryed that before and it still did the same thing and i am going to try to get a battery some time soon because summer is comign up and i kinda want to take it out for a spin it was a good jetski untill this all happen to it and i also have a boat and it is having problems as well so i am trying to fix the boat and the jetski at the same time and it's hard to do that now because everytime i get a chance too it starts raining so yeah well thanks for the help and i will post up to see if it works or not

 

[Jeff Walkowiak]

Re: 1993 seadoo

try this to prove it is the battery,, use a good battery from your boat or car,, connect the positive to the plus side of the battery using a set of jumper cables then connect the negative cable directly to a ground on the engine NOT the battery terminal, then see if it starts. and I know some genius will say never jump a ski,, that is for fools that connect the negative to the battery ,, do it like I said and you will be fine. connecting to the battery with a bad cell can cause the bad cell to boil and give off hydrogen gas and then with a spark it can blow the battery, so don't hook up the negative to the battery do it on the engine.

 

[Redneckboat21]

Re: 1993 seadoo

well i took the battery off of an old junk car in my yard charged the battery over night and tryed it the next day as of today and guess what it started right up lol so i guess thats the problem i wonder if buying a $30.00 battery off of e-bay is better than goign to walmart and getting one for $55.00

 

[Jeff Walkowiak]

Re: 1993 seadoo

when you are sitting in the water and you need to get back to shore the only thing that you want is for the engine to start,, get a good battery so you can rely on it to get you home.

 

[JUSTINTIME]

Re: 1993 seadoo

buy the jetworks closed cell
best battery out there for me