how do you un-winterize a jet ski?

[hpkeeper]

I'm getting it out after the long winter... and the tubes I believe are completely filled with oil so they wouldn't burst, I took it to a shop to have it done
so I fear that if I call them up and ask them what I have to do, they won't tell me or they'll have me bring it in and charge me.


so does anyone know how to do it?

 

[tweakmm]

So if you call them and they refuse to tell you, you think they will go over there and hold you at gun point until you bring it to their shop until you pay them to do it? I really fail to see what you have to lose by calling.

 

[Eli]

Un-familiar with jet ski's.

Tubes? As far as the engine goes, "winterizing" typically just means you squirt some oil into the cylinders.. Is that what you mean?

 

[hpkeeper]

yeah, pretty much. But it's a jet ski, it's water cooled by the surrounding watter. So they had to put some kind of chemical in those tubes, or drain the tubes completely in order to winterize it, I'm not worried about the cylinder, I can just start that up and a couple poofs of blue smoke later I'm good to go.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: hpkeeper
yeah, pretty much. But it's a jet ski, it's water cooled by the surrounding watter. So they had to put some kind of chemical in those tubes, or drain the tubes completely in order to winterize it, I'm not worried about the cylinder, I can just start that up and a couple poofs of blue smoke later I'm good to go.

I highly doubt they put oil in the coolant system, that would be a pretty dumbass thing to do AFAIK. Winterizing motorized things usually doesen't involve anything complicated, and I don't think you should have to really do anything to make it ready to go again.

Take it out to the water, make sure it's pumping coolant water like it should.. and enjoy.

Of course, I've never worked with jet-skis, so I could be way off.

Just call them and say they winterized it for you, and ask them if there's anything you need to do. They'll most likely be honest.

At the worst, report back here and we'll tell you if they're spewing BS or not.

 

[LeStEr]

I believe you just have to fog the engine. I have no idea how to do this.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: LeStEr
I believe you just have to fog the engine. I have no idea how to do this.

That's something you do when you winterize it, not when you take it out of winterization.

 

[LeStEr]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: LeStEr
I believe you just have to fog the engine. I have no idea how to do this.

That's something you do when you winterize it, not when you take it out of winterization.

I see.

 

[jonmullen]

Nothing special if it starts fine you should be good to go. Other wise you may need to stray some oil in the engine to get it to start, and sometimes that gunks up your spark plugs. Its not that hard.

 

[aircooled]

Wash the blood off.

 

[PowerMacG5]

After I get my Yamaha SUV1200's back from winterization, they usually start right up and run fine. Once in a while (usually if it was cold the day I picked it up) it required a little more of using the choke then usual.