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Watercraft Talk

Күн бұрын

Walk around video and info on a 550sx build we did here. This is round two on this particular ski.

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@aacar4095 23 күн бұрын

What a nice job…great attention to detail.

@watercrafttalk2738 20 күн бұрын

Thank you.

@William-Bill-Munny 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that deserves a rider with a party in the back mullet, a 1980's truck and Van Halen playing through house speakers behind the seats. This really took me back, Im a first time viewer here and you have my full attention already. I would cough up a wad of cash to get something so well built. well done.

@charleskienbaum9542 2 жыл бұрын

I agree...I could use a freshly built reed 550! how much roughly does a build cost john??

@watercrafttalk2738 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Robert. Be sure to check out all of our Videos, we have lots of Vintage. Please reach out to me @ the shop if I can help with anything.

@MikeZ32TT Жыл бұрын

Nice ski and video. cheers I have a bone stock 550sx 1991

@paullinkins8121 2 жыл бұрын

Nice restoration. Reed engines on these rock! Thanks for showing it off Zig!

@watercrafttalk2738 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@bulldogsixtynine4151 Жыл бұрын

Man this is the best channel out there for jet skis I can’t ever find any videos of these old restoration and I have a 89 650sxand had now idea how trick guys would go for like 5 to 10 more hourpower and how the enivation comes from the is not much on the you tube about this old skis and us young guys.I’m a fist jenration ski rider so it’s been hell trying to keep this thing going on a budget pluse trying to find any wire Diagrams or engine tolerances and torque specs pluse any after market parts or boring and porting

@watercrafttalk2738 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, and the kind words. Search for a shop manual for your Ski. Clymer made one, and you should be able to find it. It will have all the specs you need for maintenance and repairs.

@dinosnow1 Жыл бұрын

Wow, what a beautiful ski you built. I have a 1994 550 sx wish you were in California would love to have you work on my 550. Love all the videos keep up the good work.👍

@DIARRHEA-PANIC Жыл бұрын

Very tastefully done 👌

@watercrafttalk2738 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@jetwaves78 2 жыл бұрын

Looks ace great job

@mrjustin5481 2 жыл бұрын

wouldve loved to hear it. great video!

@travishays6704 2 жыл бұрын

Great looking ski

@dmett3828 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work 👏

@watercrafttalk2738 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching.

@kjoutdoors5685 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos John!

@jamesphlipot8255 Жыл бұрын

Sweet like Christy Carlson!

@watercrafttalk2738 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

@whatisaray 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful wish you were in California!

@watercrafttalk2738 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@charleskienbaum9542 2 жыл бұрын

awesome build looks beautiful!!

@statictech7 4 ай бұрын

Incredible

@spencerfackler6157 Жыл бұрын

I have the same ski and am also from Michigan looking for someone to work on these is hard I will definitely be reaching out to you guys for service.

@watercrafttalk2738 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Feel free to reach out, all of my contact info can be found at our Watcon web site.

@V29546 11 ай бұрын

Awesome ski!

@watercrafttalk2738 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@ArmandoSanchez-yh3qy Жыл бұрын

Super nice ski

@watercrafttalk2738 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

@ertproductions7152 Жыл бұрын

I mean it looks nice and all and I about lost it when he talked about the Chris Fischetti rear sponsons. The only one in the Pro Field at the time that needed those. LOL

@watercrafttalk2738 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Chris Fischetti is the one who designed, and made the rear sponson on this ski. They were the original rear sponson of this type.

@bulldogsixtynine4151 Жыл бұрын

Let’s here this beast

@jcbenson01 Жыл бұрын

I’m not a big 550 fan but that one I’d love to take for a spin!

@watercrafttalk2738 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, and the comment. Yes, this is a great ski!!

@pavelruzicka3491 Жыл бұрын

Cool

@watercrafttalk2738 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

@ericschaer459 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, very interesting video. I have 2 Mikuni 38 carbs on my Kawa jet ski. I changed nozzles and gaskets, cleaned everything.... I put transparent hoses to see the fuel. Problem after filling the hoses with a syringe, the engine runs but the gasoline does not arrive (see the little that remains tends to go back to the tank (no suction to the carbs)? I connected the fuel correctly carburetor according to the plan (intake, return, low engine pump)? I tested the pressure for opening nozzle 19 psi THANKS A LOT

@watercrafttalk2738 2 жыл бұрын

Could be you have internal blockage, bad gaskets, diaphragms, check valves, etc. Sorry hard for me to tell for sure.

@ericschaer459 2 жыл бұрын

@@watercrafttalk2738 thank you for this help, it's nice because in France few professional mechanics... All seals and nozzles are new. No check valve.

@jeffbryner5355 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful ski!! Great video sharing it with you. I live in ok and I have 35cc domes on my 62t 760 in my blaster 1. I am at 165psi per cylinder. Is 91 octane Ok for that compression and my location. I have been running 110 because it seemed to ping at wot so I switched to 110 and it went away. I have a orilleys comp gauge so it's nothing fancy amd maybe off idk. I just know as soon as I switched from 91 to 110 the sound the engine made is gone. I have tried 4gal of 110 and 1gal of 91 and it qas fine as well

@watercrafttalk2738 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment. Detonation can occur from different reasons. Compression ratio is only part of the equation. Load on the engine (Impeller type/pitch) fuel/jetting, pipe, ignition timing, location where you ride/elevation and so on can ALL make a difference. Your compression gauge may not be accurate. If you have detonation you NEED to run correct octane for your build. That and make sure you do not have a lean condition.

@jeffbryner5355 Жыл бұрын

@@watercrafttalk2738 so I did replace my coil with a msd because of some issues I was having. I started running 110 before I replaced that I also am running to high of a pitch impeller and will be purchasing a impeller from you all as soon as I get some money saved found out my duel 44 set up was actually from a 650 and a 701 so there is that lol. I have new carbs on order and will be purchasing a impeller as well. I didn't know all those factors would cause detonation. Thanks for your response.

@watercrafttalk2738 Жыл бұрын

@@jeffbryner5355 Yes, too tall of a pitch on your impeller creates too much load on your engine, and can cause detonation. Feel free to reach out to me at my shop, I would be happy to help with impeller, carbs, jetting, etc to get your set up better tuned in.

@jeffbryner5355 Жыл бұрын

@@watercrafttalk2738 awesome. I will be I'm contact with you all as soon as get some money saved up. Thanks so much for your time. It's hard to find good customer service anymore haha

@erronius1 Ай бұрын

Beeeuty build

@zeke2566 Жыл бұрын

How much for the 1974 blue js-400 hanging from da roof??

@watercrafttalk2738 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Sorry the 400 is not for sale.

@morganallen1853 2 жыл бұрын

Water test video?

@supersevenfour Жыл бұрын

Beautiful ski! Those are Fischetti 5.5.0 rear sponsons. Right? Why not the Pro Watercraft? Thanks!

@watercrafttalk2738 Жыл бұрын

Pro watercraft, and the Fish's 55 Zeros are really the same. Fish is the one who originally came up with these.

@supersevenfour Жыл бұрын

@@watercrafttalk2738 Interesting. I have a set from Rhaas. Thanks for the clarification.

@victorguerriero5002 2 жыл бұрын

Hi John, may I ask why you capped off the original pisser nipple and did a T fitting off the pipe with a new pisser location? What benefits does that have, I have the same pipe on my 550sx but using original pisser nipple. Thanks

@watercrafttalk2738 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Victor, thanks for watching. We find by adding a by pass in the line to the pipe stinger, it helps to dry the exhaust out better than the small original "tell tale". We sometimes will run both, BUT you have to be careful depending on how your cooling is set up, and water temps were you ride as pipe temps will rise.