In my original thread, [http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=188478] I stopped in to ask about a mystery part. With the help of a few posters I was able to identify the part, and eventually replace it.
The next issue I found was no water was pumping. Again, with the help of some posters I was able to drop the lower unit and replace the impeller. However, still no water running. Last night I dropped the lower unit again and found I had not put the water line back in correctly. C-A-R-E-F-U-L-L-Y put the lower unit back on and tonight I couldn't find my muffs. (!#@!^@$%^) I ended up filling a tub full of water.
It took me a bit to get the motor started, but once it did, no problems keeping it running at idle speed. Still, no water out the pee-hole, though the water jacket on the motor was nice and cool. I let this run for 3-4 minutes with my hand on the water jacket which was staying cool (before it'd get hot in seconds), but still no water coming out the tell-tale.
Finally I couldn't stand it and pushed the throttle up a bit ... and ... she pee'd like a champ. Nice luke-warm stream with the water jacket staying very cool. The tub was big enough to allow me to slip in into gear which it ran at idle without stalling. I gave it a bit of gas and blew a bunch of water out of the tub so I shut it down immediately. Ready to go!
THANKS EVERYONE!!
I have some pictures I took at various stages of repair/disrepair. I'll try to get the loaded up and provide a narrative for them.
I'll have the boat in the water on Thurs or Sat this week for it's maiden (for me anyway, its a '76
) voyage.
GL
The next issue I found was no water was pumping. Again, with the help of some posters I was able to drop the lower unit and replace the impeller. However, still no water running. Last night I dropped the lower unit again and found I had not put the water line back in correctly. C-A-R-E-F-U-L-L-Y put the lower unit back on and tonight I couldn't find my muffs. (!#@!^@$%^) I ended up filling a tub full of water.
It took me a bit to get the motor started, but once it did, no problems keeping it running at idle speed. Still, no water out the pee-hole, though the water jacket on the motor was nice and cool. I let this run for 3-4 minutes with my hand on the water jacket which was staying cool (before it'd get hot in seconds), but still no water coming out the tell-tale.
Finally I couldn't stand it and pushed the throttle up a bit ... and ... she pee'd like a champ. Nice luke-warm stream with the water jacket staying very cool. The tub was big enough to allow me to slip in into gear which it ran at idle without stalling. I gave it a bit of gas and blew a bunch of water out of the tub so I shut it down immediately. Ready to go!
THANKS EVERYONE!!
I have some pictures I took at various stages of repair/disrepair. I'll try to get the loaded up and provide a narrative for them.
I'll have the boat in the water on Thurs or Sat this week for it's maiden (for me anyway, its a '76
) voyage. GL
