Kawasaki Jet Ski, 1976-91/W801 (Clymer Personal Watercraft)

By Ron Wright and Penton Staff

With the help of the Clymer Kawasaki Jet Ski Personal Watercraft Shop Manual, 1976-1991 Repair Manual in your toolbox, you will be able to maintain, service and repair your jet ski to extend its life for years to come.

Clymer manuals are very well known for their thorough and comprehensive nature. This manual is loaded with step-by-step procedures along with detailed photography, exploded views, charts and diagrams to enhance the steps associated with a service or repair task. This Clymer manual is organized by subsystem, with procedures grouped together for specific topics, such as front suspension, brake system, engine and transmission It includes color wiring diagrams.

The language used in this Clymer repair manual is targeted toward the novice mechanic, but is also very valuable for the experienced mechanic. The service manual by Clymer is an authoritative piece of DIY literature and should provide you the confidence you need to get the job done and save money too.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892875828
• ISBN13: 9780892875825
• Release Date: June 1990
• Publisher: Haynes Manuals
• Length: 511 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.2" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

They almost got it perfect...

I bought this manual mainly for torque specs and wiring/hose diagrams.... and it was pretty good! ...But I don't see any hose routing diagram for the 440/550... (which of course is what I NEEDED) ... there is one for the 300, there is one for the 650s (sx, x2) but not the 440/550's!!! beyond that MAJOR overisght it's a good manual, if I'd have known of this shortcoming, I would have just ordered the Kawasaki manual (Which I would have preferred to begin with, but the wait for shipping was the deciding factor)

Useful Tool

Excellent tool for the DIY'er, packed with photos and technical diagrams. 1 1/4 inches thick in black and white. I have used it extensively on rebuilding my JS550 and it has been a godsend for many things. Includes torque settings, carb adjustment settings, electrical wiring diagrams, explanations of how bilge system works, in depth fault finding procedures etc.etc. Only fault is it is hard to navigate and find things at first, but after studying it to the lengths I have, it is easy to find out what you want quickly after you understand the layout. A tip is to go through it with a highlighter and highlight everything relevant to your particular ski, THEN read it! Once you know what parts to disregard, it is much easier to understand! (Clymer is next best thing to a Haynes manual). Just waiting for one to come out for my 750SXi.