iggys76

a metal scraper would get off most of it but in order to get a good finish I was wondering whether there is any liquid that would take the rest of the glue off. I'll try the hair dryer too.

Thanks,

Iggy

...so no one is having problems with the reverse? My speedstrer is from 96, could it be that they changed the construction after that?

Iggy

next time the baot is out of water check that when you engage reverse the gate or clam shell is covering the nozel - its unusual that if the pump is running and you are using the throttle you should go somewhere as its only the position of the clam shell that dictates forward or reverse - something sounds a miss?

the gate looks to be in the correct position, what I mean is that the boat does not move backwards when I engage reverse, I've read that reverse is not very powerful on seadoo jetboats but in my case it doesn't move at all...

Iggy

thanks for all replies! I went to a dealer yesterday, bought the lube and followed these instructions (basically what you posted):


1. Take the sparks oout and secure the cables in the plug provided in the engine compartment.
2. Spray Bombardier Quick Lube or similar oil (not WD40) onto cylinders.
3. Crak the engine so that oil gets distributed in cylinders and chamberk - be sure the spark cables are secured as described in (2) above;
4. Spray some more oil and ppurt sparksand cable back on.

no water came out from the spark pluges so I think/hope it's ok. Still it seems a bit weird to me that there's a hole connecting the front of the boat to the engines, in case of a lot of water in the front of the boat some will end up in the boat (where the anchor and fenders are...) and then into the engine, doesn't make sense, it should flush outside the boat as the other ones do or just stay there, not good in case the boat gets submerged then your engines will be flooded 100%.

And yes, I ment trailering, not towing.

I'll test the boat today, should be fine.

One more thing, are there any essential operations when storing the boat at the end of the season, spraying lube into cilinders is one, what else?

Thanks,

Iggy