Special Procedure; Engine Overheating; Inlet Clearance System (Ics) - BOMBARDIER SeaDoo Speedster 200 Operator's Manual

SPECIAL PROCEDURE

Engine Overheating

CAUTION: If the monitoring beeper
continuously sounds, stop engines
immediately.
Perform the Jet Pump Water Intake
and Impeller Cleaning procedure in
this section.
Flush exhaust cooling system, refer to
POST-OPERATION CARE.
If engines still overheat, refer to an au-
thorized dealer for servicing.
Inlet Clearance System
(ICS)
WARNING
Keep away from intake grates
while engines are on. Items such
as long hair, loose clothing or per-
sonal flotation device straps can
become entangled in moving
parts resulting in severe injury or
drowning.
Weeds, shells or debris can get caught
on the intake grates, drive shafts
and/or impellers. A clogged water in-
take may cause troubles such as:
1. Cavitation: Engine speed is high
but sport boat moves slowly due to
reduced jet thrust; jet pump compo-
nents may be damaged.
2. Overheating: Since jet pump oper-
ation controls the flow of water to
cool the engines, clogged intakes
will cause the engine(s) to overheat
and damage engine internal compo-
nents.
The clogged area can be cleaned as
follows:
Inlet Clearance System (ICS): Place
shifter in neutral position. Let the
boat stop by itself then push and hold
the ICS button. This will lower the wa-
ter intake grates. Wait at least 20 sec-
onds to allow weeds or other debris to
escape from grate(s). Release button.
It may be necessary to repeat the pro-
cedure.
CAUTION: Operating the sport boat
with the water intake grates in lower
position will cause damage to the
ICS.
In severe conditions if the above meth-
od does not work, the following can be
performed:
– With engines running, put shift le-
ver in reverse position and vary
throttles quickly several times.
– Retry boat.
Most of the time, debris will escape
from the propulsion system.
Out of water cleaning: If the system
is still clogged, shut off the engines by
removing the safety lanyard.
WARNING
Always remove safety lanyard from
switch to prevent accidental engine
starting before cleaning the jet
pump area.
From underneath boat, manually clean
each water intake area. If the system
is still clogged, refer to an authorized
dealer for servicing.
CAUTION: Avoid sport boat opera-
tion in weeded areas. If unavoidable,
vary sport boat speed. Weeds tend
to entangle more at steady and slow
speeds. Inspect water intake grates
for damage. Refer to an authorized
dealer for repair as necessary.
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