My son drove my 1999 Polaris SLX 1050 over a shallow area and sucked up some dirt and a couple stones. Three minutes later the red light on the digital panel started flashing and a "HOT" reading started flashing. He made for a dock and shut it off within 30 seconds. I towed it home.
The intake and impeller area are clear of any debris. I'm new to PWCs so looking under the seat is still a bit of a mystery to me. It appears that cooling water comes in from on top of the impeller and travels up a hose to near the back of the motor wher it splits and goes into the exhaust riser (OK, I don't know what it's called on a PWC but that's what it's called it on a boat) and the other hose seems to go into the block. I disconnected the hose at the exhaust riser and started the motor - water shot out of the hose at a pretty good rate ao there doesn't seem to be any blockage up to that point.
The motor is a 4 months old SBT rebuild and until this it ran strong. I'm very worried about causing it damage. Any ideas on what to do next??
Thanks
The intake and impeller area are clear of any debris. I'm new to PWCs so looking under the seat is still a bit of a mystery to me. It appears that cooling water comes in from on top of the impeller and travels up a hose to near the back of the motor wher it splits and goes into the exhaust riser (OK, I don't know what it's called on a PWC but that's what it's called it on a boat) and the other hose seems to go into the block. I disconnected the hose at the exhaust riser and started the motor - water shot out of the hose at a pretty good rate ao there doesn't seem to be any blockage up to that point.
The motor is a 4 months old SBT rebuild and until this it ran strong. I'm very worried about causing it damage. Any ideas on what to do next??
Thanks
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