walleye Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Looking for help here. Yesterday I had 2 instances where I lost power pulling a skier. The loss was momentary, I regained power so quick the skier did not notice. I am looking @ electrical. For starters I am going for the kill switch, key switch & battery connection. Thanks T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boarditup Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Remove all grounds, clean, and cover with anti-corrosion coating. Same with ignition connections. Use PB Blaster on the connectoins every month or so. This is often just a loose or corroded connection. It could also be in the distributor system. Wires do require replacement every 5-years or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted June 18, 2012 Baller_ Share Posted June 18, 2012 I was all over the place trying to diagnose my 97 with a similar problem only mine was... boat worked flawless one day...would not start next day. Was horrible timing as I had Sully over to ski. Few days later, Jodi Seal pointed me to the kill switch. I think it's common for that aged boat. The plastics it's made of just deteriorates with time. I'm positive mine was a darker red. Looks faded now. One way to check that confirmed it for me was to lightly touch it. That's all it took to kill the boat. So fiddle with it and see if it kills it. If it does, thats probably it. Can hard wire and by passing switch, new switch or stick a penny in it. I used a dime. My 10 cents worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walleye Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 Wish is that Normal closed switch that passes voltage thru....opens on a kill. Or is it a normal open....closing going to ground. Your post indicates it is a N/C are you 100% positive of that. Thanks T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Drago Posted June 18, 2012 Baller Share Posted June 18, 2012 Chased a problem similiar to that with a new 96 (?) back in 96. Spark plug wires. Worked fine untill a certain high rpm's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted June 18, 2012 Baller_ Share Posted June 18, 2012 @walleye Going off what Jodi told my to do and check. Did not get any detail on type of switch. There is a spring in it that wears out as well if I rememder correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Killer Posted June 18, 2012 Baller Share Posted June 18, 2012 start with the basics. battery terminals/cables, spark plug wires (replace if they are older, distributor cap/rotor, other wires/connections, neutral safety switch... Frist thing I do with any machine I get is go over all the electrical connecations with a wire brush, electical contact cleaner and my tube of dielectric grease. corrosion is a killer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DanE Posted June 18, 2012 Baller Share Posted June 18, 2012 @walleye Go for the kill switch first, the quality is that of a toy. Next, check the oil pressure switch (not the oil pressure sender for the oil pressure gauge). If the "check engine light" works erratic (should be lit when no oil pressure and go out when oil pressure is present) that´s a big tell that the oil pressure switch is bad. Had both problems on a 99 (different occasions). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Bruce_Butterfield Posted June 19, 2012 Baller_ Share Posted June 19, 2012 Its most likely the "keep alive" circuit that Nautique put that vintage boat. I had very similar problems with my '97 several years ago. My memory is fuzzy on the details, but if you give the guys at Discount Inboard Marine a call, they can walk you through the troubleshooting. http://www.skidim.com/ If it was easy, they would call it Wakeboarding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wskier Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I"ve got a 99 snob my kill switch went out last year. Same exact discreption ran fine then would not start.Stalled at high speeds.Then ran perfect. Then died.Jumped the kill switch wires ran perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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