2 Stroke Seadoo Buyer's Guide! 

Thanks so much!

Thanks man!

Glad you liked it!

Hell yeah!

Yeah that things mint!

It's a 90s 2-stroke, it's fun and you shouldn't care about pollution. Maintenance shouldn't be an issue either if you use the right oil and gas. Yes, eventually you will have to rebuild to reach peak performance again but honestly these Rotax 2-strokes are pretty robust and some of the best fun per dollar you can get on the water. Engine isn't any worse to work on than a lawnmower. Lots of great resources out there. Get em and rip!!

You would see the fluid on the compression tester. I want it ice cold to see if seals leak and to see the compression.

Is 130 not good compression ?? Supposed to buy a 99 GTX with 130 compression

What’s wrong with SBT?

Granted florida offers year round ski'ing......find some back roads in the middle of nowhere. That's where the true gems lie.....I'm in Texas and there's skis everywhere that have been sitting forever. Just picked up 2 1996 xp's with trailer for 800$.

Just got a 94 spx 150 compression just dirty not a scratch

Glad it was helpful!

LOL!

You would need a scanner

Don’t think 😞

I would recommend using XPS in the crank and in the pre-mix or oil injection system. The XPS is formulated not only for the rotary seals but to work cleanly with the rave valves. Its my go to and works well

Mine is snap on

For sure go with the 787 it is incredibly reliable, plenty of HP, and is easy to work on

800 motor all the way 96 XP or the 97 SPX

Yes they do, we have a how to video on it

DI = Don’t invest

BINGO!

@@TodayWeWrench OK, so how many hours can you get out of an SPX before bottom end rebuild? How long till the crankshafts run before needing to be rebuilt or new? thanks.

It’s been red since 2007. If you have oil sitting in from 2007 it should be changed regardless. Heck if you have oil sitting from 2 years I’d put fresh in. Cheap insurance

I still have a quart or 2 of the brown DI specific XPS oil. :-)

She's gutted now lol

Yes I always do carrier bearings I like them better

@@TodayWeWrench why do you like them better, are there pros and cons? I thought being older tech, that it wasn't as good. Or did Sea-Doo cut cost and went to something cheaper. I have never used one, so I'm just asking. Are there any mods to make the swap?

@@johnearnhardt4709 seen many skis sink or the hull fills up with water ( sometimes water in engine) due to that shit carbon ring setup. Engine alignment , bent shaft, improper bellows installation usually are the causes for leakage and it gets worse if you jump the ski a lot or pound it. No one can ever figure out the thinking of the manufacturer when they come out with stupid ideas. Kinda like their great fix for the early 951s spraying water in the airbox ,,,,, lets just make a rubber diaper around the manifold joint and still continue to screw people and deny warranty claims because of "water ingestion "

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Yeah I always do every line before riding

Don't fall into that BS cult that you need to run over priced seadoo XPS or your shit will grenade.... Rotax motors do just fine on any API-TC oil like Pennzoil or Quicksilver from Walmart. Oil breakdown is byproduct of high temps so regardless of oil brand that can happen outside of normal operating parameters - 8 out of 10 ski motors fail from water ingestion due to fat ass clowns tipping the ski over trying to get back on it and not running the ski hard and long enough after a water ingestion event or the old 951 motor that decides to make itself water injection via faulty manifold gaskets = rust on the crank bearings - after that it could be 20 or 200 hours till it grenades. Most other end up sticking a piston @ WOT from not paying attention to the motor and cooling system/temps

No, thats in quality parts, good machine work, bead blasting, and painting. New crankshaft, rebuilt counter balance assembly, new top end with boring, machined RV cover back to OEM spec, gasket set, etc

@@TodayWeWrench oh that makes sense.

Thank you!!! Yes but they are on a stop production. You wont likely find a dealer with them in stock

@@TodayWeWrench got ya...just curious. Thanks!

How much for what?

15k vs 2500? Or are you talking about a junk Spark thats all plastic left over from plastic bottles?

@@TodayWeWrench hahahah thats funny as hell with the plastic thing... and very true. Besides no one is making anything challenging to ride anymore like the B1, HX and X4 hulls- everything is geared to fat and inexperienced people who want a couch to ride and their main trick is to go really fast in a straight line. At least they still make stand ups