Impeller damage?
May 18, 2021 18:52:48 #
As a complete novice.....i was taking the boat out of the river onto the trailer....bunch of others waiting to retrieve...pulled onto trailer...and....you guessed it.....jumped into truck and pulled off the ramp with the motor still running......man, i slapped myself silly...but motor seized up ....came home put muffs on...cranked it over....no piss stream....figured i burned up the impeller...so i remove lower cowling...get to impeller and it looks fine...in fact it looks brand new...what else could be causing the motor to not be giving me that piss stream? I mean considering what dumb thing i did,,,,,,
May 18, 2021 19:06:52 #
May 18, 2021 19:07:29 #
rapala54
Loc: Nappanee,IN.
Could have something in the intake hose my .mercury will pick up little pebbles. I take hose off blow it out it is fine
May 18, 2021 19:10:17 #
FourchonLa. wrote:
How long did the motor run out of the water?
Longer than it should have ....couple minutes 4. But everything i read about it says if that happens impeller gets completely damaged...but it doesnt look damaged.
May 18, 2021 19:11:04 #
rapala54 wrote:
Could have something in the intake hose my .mercury will pick up little pebbles. I take hose off blow it out it is fine
Yeah...but i had a nice piss stream even as i was retrieving the boat....right up until my brain fart
May 18, 2021 19:13:54 #
Danger25 wrote:
Longer than it should have ....couple minutes 4. But everything i read about it says if that happens impeller gets completely damaged...but it doesnt look damaged.
So the motor still runs just no water flow?
May 18, 2021 19:14:47 #
Ill go tomorrow and get an impeller kit and install it....but if im still not getting that stream..i dont know what to try..guess its off to the shop and ill see her again in july
May 18, 2021 19:15:09 #
FourchonLa. wrote:
So the motor still runs just no water flow?
Yes.....for a few minutes then stalls
May 18, 2021 19:16:30 #
I did it once myself. I only went about 30 yards out of the water before I noticed it, with no damage. If your motor seized up it wouldn't crank over. I also gota ask, how long was it running out of the water?
May 18, 2021 19:19:55 #
Danger25 wrote:
Yes.....for a few minutes then stalls
Did your high temperature alarm ever go off? It’s typically at the throttle and key location so you can hear it when you’re running.
May 18, 2021 19:24:52 #
May 18, 2021 19:25:18 #
No....it didnt...motor just seized up before i was able to get back into boat and turn it off. Here is impeller i removed....anything jump out at you? Looks like its still in good shape...
May 18, 2021 19:25:48 #
May 18, 2021 19:27:27 #
Danger25 wrote:
Or is that what a completely damaged impeller looks like?
I’ve seen worse due to sand and debris being sucked in.
May 18, 2021 19:27:34 #
Danger25 wrote:
Ill go tomorrow and get an impeller kit and install it....but if im still not getting that stream..i dont know what to try..guess its off to the shop and ill see her again in july
Did you remove the motor cowling with the muff on and the water running to see if it’s spraying out around the head?
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