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boatman747

04-28-2006 07:49 AM

Water Pump Loosing Suction

I start the motor, couple minutes goes by , starts to pump water out the headers. stops, comes out the right , comes out the left then stops. Could a leaking sea strainer cause this or strainer gasket ? Its obvious im loosing suction .No clogs or kinks in any hose. New impeller. New water hose also.

Ted G

04-28-2006 08:10 AM

Re: Water Pump Loosing Suction

Any leak in the intake side could cause it and so could a scored pump housing. How did it look when you were replacing the impeller??

boatman747

04-28-2006 08:22 AM

Re: Water Pump Loosing Suction

new plastic type housing.

Brad Zastrow

04-28-2006 08:26 AM

Re: Water Pump Loosing Suction

New impeller? What happened to the old one? Perhaps you have pieces of the old one blocking the water passages.

Wobble

04-28-2006 01:50 PM

Re: Water Pump Loosing Suction

Are you sure that you replced the inlet hose on the raw water pump in the correct position? It is possible to switch them.

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