29 fountain fever no water first start up after winterization
04-26-2016, 05:08 AM
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i usually pull the hose between the sea pump and thermostat at the thermostat housing and fill the lines/pump/block with the garden hose before i attempt to start it for the first time every year. Helps it prime, I lost 2 impellers and a housing one year on spring start up because I couldnt get them to prime
04-26-2016, 08:51 AM
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i usually pull the hose between the sea pump and thermostat at the thermostat housing and fill the lines/pump/block with the garden hose before i attempt to start it for the first time every year. Helps it prime, I lost 2 impellers and a housing one year on spring start up because I couldnt get them to prime
04-26-2016, 11:11 AM
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Wouldn't even waste anymore time. Replace impellers and housings.
04-26-2016, 02:02 PM
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Yes. I can't understand why Mercury used a plastic pump on a "racing" engine. Also the first time running each spring I must prime my sea strainer by loosening the cover bolts and letting it fill with water.
