My 'new to me' 2004 F-12 suddenly came to a halt with the motor froze up, got the head off and found that one of the exhaust valve retainers came off or broke, allowing the valve to hit the piston. Needless to say this trashed the head and the piston. If I am lucky the cylinder won't need to be bored, there are some light scratches.
But I just bought this PWC 2 months ago and limited my search to non-turbo 4-cycle Honda and Yamaha with the belief I would be getting a strong durable motor that would last for years. And to have it fail due to something that is not related to maintenance but only something can be attributed to either a bad design or bad quality is really disappointing considering it is a Honda.
This motor had never been opened, believe me the corrosion on some of these bolts leads me to believe Honda does not use high quality SS when they should. The hours were just over 250.
My internet searches have not turned up others with the same problem, but I can't beleive I am the only one, although I was one of the first to have a Ford Expedition to burn up, leading to the recall....
Has anyone else heard of this problem with the Aquatrax motors?
PS: If you are working on your cylinder heads, you might want to inspect or replace your valve retaining clips.
But I just bought this PWC 2 months ago and limited my search to non-turbo 4-cycle Honda and Yamaha with the belief I would be getting a strong durable motor that would last for years. And to have it fail due to something that is not related to maintenance but only something can be attributed to either a bad design or bad quality is really disappointing considering it is a Honda.
This motor had never been opened, believe me the corrosion on some of these bolts leads me to believe Honda does not use high quality SS when they should. The hours were just over 250.
My internet searches have not turned up others with the same problem, but I can't beleive I am the only one, although I was one of the first to have a Ford Expedition to burn up, leading to the recall....
Has anyone else heard of this problem with the Aquatrax motors?
PS: If you are working on your cylinder heads, you might want to inspect or replace your valve retaining clips.
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