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Post Icon Posted: June 16 2003,11:19 pm Post # 1 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply

Well,

I had my boat at the lake last week for a little tune and test....After running pretty hard, I was floating in and noticed that the water exit was blowing steam......

Here is the water pump set up:



Uh oh, likely culprit is the impeller in the water pump.

Got home and pulled the pump cover.  Of 8 vanes, 3 were still attached and 2 fell on the floor.....Crap...3 in the pump or stuck in the lines.

After taking apart the whole thing I found 1...OK, time to get serious.

Hook up the garden hose and force feed the SOB....Finally, after about 5 minutes, I can feel and hear something rattling around!!!


There they are:



And the new impeller:


Having a race boat is cool, except when you have to pull one of the seats just to access the pump...


Total project time: 2 hours, 20 mins.

Total beers consumed: only 3  (it was hot)


Edited by ssmike on June 16 2003,11:21 pm
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Post Icon Posted: June 17 2003,8:17 am Post # 2 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply

LOL, same thing happened to mine at Red Rock last Sept the very first day, except all of mine came off!. I was lucky though, all mine stayed in the pump cavity. Guess you have to check em at least once every 10 years huh! :laugh

So, how did that badass Daytona run?  :eek  :good


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