JetJr

Hello all, as you see this is my first post, I'm fairly new to jet skis as well. I bought my first jet ski a few months ago, it's a 1997 Kawasaki 750 ZXI. I've had it out on the water (salt) a few times already and I know how to properly clean it when finished. When I got it I had i brought it to a mechanic to check it out and see if i need anything and he did a compression test (don't remember the numbers), but he said everything was perfect. It runs good for 1997, I'm surprised. I got up to 57 MPH, if the speedometer is accurate.

Enough of the introduction. I had the jet ski in my garage charging on a trickle charger for a few days, and I wanted to start it up. Well normally when I turn the ignition to "On" the temp and oil lights come on and I can start the jet ski just fine. But now the lights won't come on and the jet ski wont start at all. You are probably thinking "its the battery you dumbass", well that's the first thing I figured, I'm going to buy a new battery today, but if this doesn't solve the problem then my question is, what else can I look for that might be wrong? Or maybe tips for simple problems that can go wrong..

Like I said it's my first jet ski so I don't know much about them mechanically. Thanks!

JetJr

Battery is in and still won't start. Anyone??

ggauvin

I assume you mean it cranks over, but not fire up???. The lites should go on with the ignition. Could be a lot of things. Ignition switch bad?? There is a small module that controls the oil / temp lites... follow the wires from the lites themselves. This module can shut off your spark coils back in the e-box. Are you actually low on oil?? Sitting on the trailer, it might be tilted at a bad angle and the oil ran away from the tank sensor? If you are familiar with troubleshooting with a volt / ohm meter, you should get a copy of the elctrical schematic and start tracking the circuits. Do you have a manual?... you might find one free on-line, or buy thru e-bay etc.

JetJr

No no no the jet ski is completely unresponsive. I even put in the new battery, still nothing. When I push the green button to start the engine nothing happens. It won't turn over, or start. It's completely unresponsive.

ggauvin

Are you sure you have the battery installed correctly (pos - neg)?
There is usually an extra (small gauge) black wire on the neg post.
Check for voltage (+12v) from battery Pos terminal to some other mechanical point on the engine to verify grounding wires.
Check for voltage at one pin of the start switch with the ignition turned ON (verify ignition switch).
There are more checks that could be done if the starter not spinning was your only problem... but since the indicator lights don't work either, I guess you'll find a problem with the above tests.

JetJr

I'm sure the battery is connected properly. All wires are connected. But I have not tested the connections. I'll check them as soon as I can, if I can't find a problem I'll report back. Thanks!

topbloke

did you find the problom ?? have you checked the fuses in the e box some times water or moisture finds its way in there and corrods terminals