drive impellor meltdown.
Dad thought running the boat off the hose will warm it up quicker when winterizing. I told him it takes 6 seconds dry to melt the impellor. He said that is a bunch of bull. So has anyone had experience running the boat off the hose? How long does it take to melt one?
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10-15 seconds at idle will nuke one of mine.reve it up at all and it is gone before the RPMs come back down. I always keep about 5 instock at all times
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All it takes is enough time to realize no water is coming out.It may take 5 secs or more for water to begin to come out normally , after that it doesn't take long.
My best one was when I had smoke coming off the pump:o . The hose was on...but not turned on:crazy: That was about 30 secs. and the pump was trash:( .I had to take the pieces of impeller out of the oil cooler I keep spares handy too;) . |
I started mine up once without a hose and it went within a few short seconds that was enough so don't even try it. And I have always had a spare once on my boat since.
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Already done, this will be fun. I will bet dad 100$ that it is shot, then offer to buy a new one, and pocket 50$ :D haha.
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The time ya got sorta depends on how wet things are when you start. If it's a dry startup after sitting all winter...well, ya got toast almost immediately. If you pulled the boat from the water on a Sat. and fired dry on Sun., then you might have 15 secs. before permanent damage at best. I hose test at home before going to the ramp and fire (2 secs.) at the ramp before dunking just to avoid possible in water embarrassment. --- Jer
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That's alpha right? The pump is inside the drive then...
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No matter what, a solid minute is gona fry the sucker. Yes the Alpha.
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Yeah, alpha drives will fry the impeller almost instantly. They are smaller than the block mounted impellers on Bravo drive boats NEVER run your boat without the hose on it!!!!
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Do not buy just the impeller...buy the kit that has the new housing,plates etc......This should be a Maint item anyway...every year or so....WAY cheaper than frying an engine !!
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