It took about 5 minutes :unsure: I'm sure it had been running hot previous trips before without tripping the alarm damaging the impeller enough to lead to a near complete failure at start up that last time and throughout my diagnostics.
It was the clear hoses that told me what I needed to...
Looking at other threads I read that grooves worn in the impeller pump cover can cause this problem. So, I flipped the impeller pump cover over as suggested and all of the bubbles went away with the engine running. I checked to see if it would be the case with the tape removed from the out...
The fiber reinforced hose on the right is the output and the clear hose on the left is the input. I can't get the part number right now; the website I use is not working.
Wow, I didn't notice that. I wonder if the debris that caused that hole damaged the original impeller enough to cause it to fail starting this whole mess.
I checked the intake hose again before I started today. I put a lot of tape on the pick up ports on the outdrive and clamped the hose into the pump end of the input hose. I got enough pressure that when I pulled the tape off it sprayed me pretty good. Not a drop inside along the whole length...
Grub54891 and ESGWheel thank you both. That does make sense that it is the pump. I was certain it would not suck water from that bucket and disheartened when it did. Nonetheless, the boat was on Lake Powell for a week in early June during heavy run off. Suspended silts and other fines could...
Thank you. I'll cover your suggestions one by one. First no changes or services were done to the boat prior to overheating and melting the impeller the first time. I last used the boat all day and parked it at home the next time out it melted the impeller while going slowly out of the no wake...
