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Has anyone done this in hull?

Been a real pain in the ***, removing bolts.
I have taken off does 6 bolts thats on the v shaped exhaust pipe against the cylinderhead.
Also removed 5 bolts under...

Danetwork, thanks for that.

K447. Ah, sorry. Did read the manual abit fast. Though it was a normal pressure gauge. Like for compressiontest.
But i guess a small screwdriver will work also?
I...

So even if i dident get any respons in my last thread i have decided to remove the cylinderhead and have it rebuilt.
Im gonna remove it myself, in hull. gonna be the first time for me. I have looked...

Update: so i noticed that the gauge was sinking. So something was leaking. Find one spot, and sealed it. Tried again, and:
1# 175
2# 175
3# 170
4# 165

So better. Alot better. But i did find...

Hi all. Hope you all is doing well in these crazy times.

I need some help to figure this out, and hopefuly put my mine to ease.

I try to keep it short. I have rebuilt a FX140 MR-1 engine with...

Update. I took your advise and added new outlets for the Electric bilge pumps.
I did some remodling of the siphon system. Dont now really if it will work, maybe you have any inputs.
Thinking of...

Hi. Think its best to start a new topic about this one.

Was wondering if someone had pictures of the siphon system in the VX 2014 or close by.

Wanna see how the hoses go. Cannot really figure...

Thanks for all the help

The more i think of it more, it make sence. im gonna try to make a long story short.
Last summer a friend and i decided to take a trip to my cabin and spend the night. its about 1 hour with the...

Ill check, but think its all good. Pretty easy to see when i put the skii in the water when spring
comes, just temporarily block the siphon tube or hose when i put the ski in water i guess.
...

I will do that. I bought another bilgepump today also, with
Automatic level start, also manual by switch. This bilge will be beweeten the tank and and engine. So now i have one in the engine hull,...

Thanks once again. Ok. So this is what i did.
I have studied the vx and fx transomeplates and did what i though was best. And due that the vx dont have any Electric bilge pump, and wasent really...

Thanks.

I understand it could come from alot of anywhere, when i put it all together. But last time i had it in water had sticked my head down and checked. dident see anything. looked dry around...

So if got this correct. Remove the coupler cover and check while its in the water?

One thing. As i descibed in the pic. There is where the water sits. If it was a bearing problem (new bearings...

Thanks for your answers. Feel alot better. Ill leave it as it is.
When i had it in water for a day and one night, and did ride for about 3-4 hours, i had about 0,4 gallons in the hull (if i remeber...

Hi all.

I noticed this summer that got some water in the hull. i noticed this when i had the ski water for att few hours. (! water without running the Engine)
What i did was extra seal all the...

Hi all. Was about to do a oilchange and filter on my FX140 yesterday. took it out for a spin. 30-40 min. Then put in on the trailer and went back home.
Did start on land for a few minutes, but it...

Its the large rubber seal in the intermediate house that has
separated from the intermediate house. Heard its pretty common och skis that beem a salt water.
So the housing needs to be replaced in...

Got this figure out now. But thanks for all the help.

Thanks for answering.
I will try to see how it looks after another short ride.
But, if i blowed a seal. Wouldent it be grease on the shaft and not up there?

Its a Yamaha FX140 - 2004

Hi.
Did have the intermediate housing and shaft rebuilt by a friend. He said, its some grease in there. (housing).
But couldent say how much.
So after i have used the ski for about 2 hours. I...

Thank you grumpy. That will be alot of help.
I know that it can be diffrent from fx to fx. But it gives me somewhat of an idea.

I my mind, i can ride about 4 hours. In crusingspeed. (thats about...

Hi.
So me and my friends is planing to go to my cabin. its on a island offshore. about 18 miles if we stay pretty close to shore.
Dont really know the range for a FX140. Does anyone have any idea...

Thanks for that!