Re: Question from a newbie about flooded engine

I just responded this to another person on the group. I'll paste it below
after my post here. Anyway, it's all BS. It would have taken that guy less
then an hour to get that sucker started probably. Also, there's no cost
except for some spark plugs, starting fluid, and lube/oil to buy...and also
some time. $500? $500 for what? Dude, it's a PWC. It's designed and made to
be on the water. It's a water vehicle. Things like that are EXPECTED to
happen. It's like a flat tire on a rental car. It's going to happen. You
can't help it. A wave in the water is some thing you have NO control over
and neither does the PWC rental place. I would have immediately called my
credit card company or bank to cancel my card so they wouldn't charge you.
Trust me dude...if the business is legit they pay a hefty insurance premium
that covers them for ANYTHING. I hope you don't have to pay anything out of
your pocket. What is the rental place going to say....you should have rode
around the wave or ride where there wasn't going to be any? Sorry, it's the
god damn water!!!!!!!



Here's that post....

IMMEDIATELY get that engine started!!!!! Too late if you haven't done it by
now.

Pull the plugs. Pump the water out by cranking engine. Buy a few cans of
oil/lube and a can of starter fluid. Also a couple or few sets of spark
plugs. Can never be too safe. You'll have to probably have an external power
source on the battery so you don't kill it.

Crank the water out with no plugs in.
Spray lube into cylinders.
Spray some starter fluid right onto plugs.
Put plugs back into engine.
Crank engine few times.
Repeat process until engine starts....it will eventually start. Don't get
discouraged, it WILL start if you keep it up. What's very important is that
you keep cleaning the spark plug once it gets wet. Always spray starter
fluid onto the plugs to clean them before cranking engine to start. It will
no doubt eventually fire. Once you get it started, take it out for a while
to burn any contamination/water that's in the system. After riding, flush
the heck out of it and FOG the heck out of it also.

I've flipped and sunk my 97GSX several times when I had it. It was under
water for well over an hour one day and it took me about 2 hours to get it
started back up. Ran like a champ....just have to get it started right away.

What bad things can happen is that the carbs will get contaminated and screw
it all up. It will start and run...but it will run like *** if the carbs
are messed up. It will also have trouble starting some times if the carbs
are dirty. Good luck!

<savsya@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1120413867.852219.109700@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi,
>
> I rented a SeaDoo (don't remember exactly which one, but I think is is
> a 9XX series) last weekend. While in water, a wave tipped the jetski
> over and in a couple of minutes, I turned the ski over to the correct
> position. But by then water had got into the Jetski and so it remained
> tilted to one side (partially sunk). The rental guys came by in 10
> minutes and we towed the ski to their place. I did not start the JetSki
> once it had flipped over.
>
> At shore, he showed me that water had gone into the engine compartment
> (he removed the spark plug and cranked the engine to let a jet stream
> of water out) and told me that he has to take it to the shop which was
> closed for the next two days. He wanted me to pay 500$ for loss of
> business for the next two days and the repair cost as quoted by the
> shop.
>
> Reading on this newsgroup and also as per information available on
> www.sea-doo.com, a flooded engine can be rectified by removing the
> spark plugs and cranking the engine several times to let the water out.
>
> Was he taking advantage of me by telling me about the 2 day loss of
> business ? In your experience how much time and money does it cost to
> fix a sea-doo jetski whose engine has been partially flodded (Given
> that the ski was not started at all with water in the engine
> compartment and thereby ruling out a hydro lock).
>
> Thanks
> Savsya
>


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