Outerwears

Discussion in 'Tech Discussion' started by Dazza, June 14, 2009.

  1. Dazza

    Dazza Member

    I have a few questions for ya:

    I have been running my superjet with an aftermarket flame arrestor and no outerwear. I have only just got it going again after replacing the crank seals and took it out this weekend, it was running great then suddenly stopped and wouldn't start again. I pulled the plugs and they were wet (i.e. with water) I gave them a clean and it started again no problem.

    So my question is: is it possible this was caused by water being sucked into the carb or do I have to look elsewhere? - there was a bit of water in the bottom of the hull.

    And next - where do I get outerwears from?

    Cheers.
  2. Redtro

    Redtro Member

    outer wears do help, but often you still get water in there at times.

    I ended up ditchin those type of filters...letting me down - sputter out of the way of oncoming big waves...
    I think the standard air filter set ups are best for keeping water out

    be sure to be running the cover over the drive coupler- as it would make a mist of water in engine bay if water in the hull
  3. Flan

    Flan Well-Known Member

    i used to run riva pod filters with covers. In the surf water still got sucked in. I have gone back to the stock black air inlet and have had no problems. Most of the guys in the surf run the stock air inlet.
  4. Redtro

    Redtro Member

    hi flan, did you find you still got water on the blaster?
  5. Flan

    Flan Well-Known Member

    Hi. If you mean do I get water in the blaster. yer it gets a little wet in there. I still have the two black air inlet tubes to divert the water down in the hull. I dont have a bilge pump and just use the stock venturi system and it seems to work great. After each ride I would have around 2 cup fulls of water which is drained out the back.
  6. waxhead

    waxhead Member

    Outer wears are more restrictive than stock aircleaners
    I would take them off and go back to stock

  7. Redtro hit the nail on the head, also check for leaks off the water lines it only talks a small pin hole to spray mist everywhere. Can't beat the stock air cleaner for the surf.
  8. ScottyRocker

    ScottyRocker Member

    i rode my ski for a while with no driveshaft cover, very anoying. I also have tau ceti flame arestor with the outer wear on it. I found that the outer wear hindered perfomance quite significantly. Im going back to the stock airbox this summer :oops:
  9. Robearts

    Robearts New Member

    Alright sir, thanks for the info!