Ugghhhhh! I am so frustrated with my 2008 Kawasaki Stx 15f. I bought it brand new last yuear and it currently has 20 hrs on it. It just ran out of the 12 month warranty and I opted not to buy the extended warranty. Before warranty ran out the ski would run then once I turned the ski off it would not restart. The ski would turn over and not restart at all. Of course once I was towed back to the dock the ski started right up. At first I thought maybe I sucked something up and that the tow cleared it out.
A few months later I took the ski out again and the same thing happened. I took it to my local dealer who could find nothing wrong with it running in a water tank. When they took it out on opwn water the same problem that I detailed happened to them. They consulted with Kawasaki directlt and it was diagnosed with a bad water temp switch. I took the ski out the nexxt time and it ran perfectly. Relief........not so fast! I took the ski out yesterday and the same problem from before happened again. Once I was towed the ski started up with no problem.
I am searching for answers of anyone that is knowledgeable with what could be the problem. I am rationally trying to narrow down the problem without getting whack a huge repair charge since now the ski is out of warranty. My thoughts are that maybe there is water in the gas, or maybe a bad stop start switch. I read a blog where someone stated that lifting the stop switch another 1/8 of an inch up and their ski started.
I am very nervous in taking the ski out now for fear geting stranded again. Any thoughts in rectifying my issue I would greatly appreciate.
Thx,
Rich in Sarasota, Florida
A few months later I took the ski out again and the same thing happened. I took it to my local dealer who could find nothing wrong with it running in a water tank. When they took it out on opwn water the same problem that I detailed happened to them. They consulted with Kawasaki directlt and it was diagnosed with a bad water temp switch. I took the ski out the nexxt time and it ran perfectly. Relief........not so fast! I took the ski out yesterday and the same problem from before happened again. Once I was towed the ski started up with no problem.
I am searching for answers of anyone that is knowledgeable with what could be the problem. I am rationally trying to narrow down the problem without getting whack a huge repair charge since now the ski is out of warranty. My thoughts are that maybe there is water in the gas, or maybe a bad stop start switch. I read a blog where someone stated that lifting the stop switch another 1/8 of an inch up and their ski started.
I am very nervous in taking the ski out now for fear geting stranded again. Any thoughts in rectifying my issue I would greatly appreciate.
Thx,
Rich in Sarasota, Florida