I briefly started my 1993 Seadoo SPi (rebuild 587 7/04 by SBT) in the driveway tonight to test my newly installed stop switch. As usual, I had the seat off. As it started, I noticed the engine gave a violant twisting / tipping type motion. I thought it was a figment of my imagination. After I shut it down, I pulled side to side on the engine, and to my amazement, I could tip the engine about 1/2 inch to the starboard, but none to the port.
I looked in my online service manual, and saw that the engine should be securely fixed to something called an engine support bracket. There are apparently 4 studs on the bottom of the lower crankcase, and the engine support bracket is held on by four nuts and associated washers.
After removing the aft fly wheel plastic cover, and moving the automatic siphon pickups out of the way, I felt under the aft side of the engine support bracket and felt the nut and stud in place on the starboard side. In place of the aft port stud, nut, and washer there was only a "hole." I was able to lift the forward end of the engine off the engine support bracket about 1/4 inch. I could also lift the aft port side of the engine about 1/4 inch off the support bracket. The aft starboard side of the engine is fixed to the support bracket.
Ski seems to run OK like it is.
Do I need to remove the engine and reattach the engine support bracket?
HELP!
I looked in my online service manual, and saw that the engine should be securely fixed to something called an engine support bracket. There are apparently 4 studs on the bottom of the lower crankcase, and the engine support bracket is held on by four nuts and associated washers.
After removing the aft fly wheel plastic cover, and moving the automatic siphon pickups out of the way, I felt under the aft side of the engine support bracket and felt the nut and stud in place on the starboard side. In place of the aft port stud, nut, and washer there was only a "hole." I was able to lift the forward end of the engine off the engine support bracket about 1/4 inch. I could also lift the aft port side of the engine about 1/4 inch off the support bracket. The aft starboard side of the engine is fixed to the support bracket.
Ski seems to run OK like it is.
Do I need to remove the engine and reattach the engine support bracket?
HELP!
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