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I will be removing the tuned pipes on my 1997 Challenger 1800 in order to repair water leaks. Is it likely that I will have to replace the Brass Washers (#274000169) located between the tuned pipe and the tuned pipe cone?

i own a 1997 SeaDoo Challenger 1800 with less then 100 hours. Upon pulling the boat for winter storage last November, i experienced two issues. The boat had been on its jet port and had not been started or run for about two months. Upon start up the left, port engine, fired and idled fine. However, the right, starboard engine, was hard to start and once it did start it backfired and blew a bit of white smoke until I got out of the marina and was able to give both engines more power. Once the engines were both powered up above 2K rpm, both engines ran smoothly. we pulled the boat and upon winterizing the engines that evening, the right, starboard engine again backfired and smoke as it had done earlier that day. Am I looking at fouled plugs or should I be looking for something else before launching this spring?

The second issue that i encountered when pulling the boat that day was difficulity engaging reverse. I was able to engage reverse, however, it required several attempts. I removed the right, starboard reverse gate and found the reverse lever to be like new, no evidence of any wear. Any advise what else to look for?