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Old 03-22-2009 | 07:26 AM
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I posted this on the Fountain forum also:
I took my boat out yesterday (Fountain 47 with triple 502's) for a "shake down cruise" after 4 months of heated winter storage. The motors started fine, sounded fine, and the guages all read fine but all three overheated after about 15 minutes. I shut them off and let them cool but when I started them again there was no water pressure and they overheated again. I can't believe all three pumps went out simultaneously but I'm not sure what else would have caused it. Gross inspection looked ok although the manifolds were a little hot to touch (not terrible). Intakes also looked clean. Any suggestions?
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Old 03-22-2009 | 07:34 AM
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impellers might have got hard and crusty, then just fell apart, seems hard to believe 3 would do that, but you never know
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Old 03-22-2009 | 08:24 AM
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like I said in fountain forum...
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Old 03-22-2009 | 08:41 AM
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Did you have water pressure initially?
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Old 03-22-2009 | 08:53 AM
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Did you run the engines on the hose first, if so you had at least enough water in the system. Is there a common hose connection for all 3 engines? Check to see if manybe there is a leak allowing the pumps not to pull water.
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Are there inlet sea cocks that may be closed?
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Old 03-22-2009 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by DORaymond
Are there inlet sea cocks that may be closed?
there are but they were open.
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Old 03-23-2009 | 06:23 PM
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was there water coming out the exhaust?

Hook up a water hose to the line coming out of the water pump and force water backward. Maybe a family of mice thought it was a condo.

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