Must Be A New Boater
12-29-2006 | 10:04 AM
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12-29-2006 | 10:23 AM
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Re: Must Be A New Boater
Well he's in luck if he's an OSO member.....in the next week or so i'll be changing the impeller on my Alpha drive i just got for my project so i'll make a "How to" like i did for the sea-water pump impeller change and he can do it himself! 
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12-29-2006 | 12:22 PM
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Re: Must Be A New Boater
On an Alpha drive, is the water pump/impeller spinning when the when the engine is not in gear? I am not familiar with the Alpha drive, and feasibly, if not, the engine could overheat when idling out of gear for long periods if not.
12-29-2006 | 01:32 PM
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Re: Must Be A New Boater
Ya'll just don't get it! He knew what he was doing. With a drive shower on a small block Alpha drive you don't need water. Just make sure you keep it in gear to rotate the prop, to force in the cool air. Doesn't that act like an old VW and air cool the engine ? 
