brand new impeller disintergrated

[tashasdaddy]

anybody ever see a new one come apart, on start up. proper install, lube up, on muffs, and never pumped a drop, this is what i found.

 

[Walker]

Re: brand new impeller disintergrated

Once, on an aftermarket Nissan impellor. Didn't go right away but only lasted about a month

 

[F_R]

Re: brand new impeller disintergrated

What motor is that on? Looks like an old Merc or Scott-Atwater with aluminum pump housing and stainless liners. Aluminum corrodes between the housing and liner, bowing the liner up and mashing the impeller. I suggest that because it looks like the rubber around the center, between the blades is melted like from extreme friction. I know you weren't dumb enough to run it dry.

 

[ezeke]

Re: brand new impeller disintergrated

Picture looks like the vanes had already taken a set, no matter how new it was.

 

[BoatBuoy]

Re: brand new impeller disintergrated

Several months ago, I heard some folks talking about the brass center coming loose from the rubber with some Sierra impellers.

 

[Silvertip]

Re: brand new impeller disintergrated

Wrong part number, very old part, incorrect assembly, or just a bad part. However, I agree that the vanes have taken a set that should not occur on a fresh impeller.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: brand new impeller disintergrated

it's been in the lower 6 days, just had a chance to work on it today. yes, it looks like the hub spun, and it was sierra, i have another not cooling '58 35hp that has another new sierra impeller in it. makes me wonder. this was in the 71 50 hp. i ran it a couple of times trying to get water. it was assemble properly. it will get am omc new one.

 

[Gary H NC]

Re: brand new impeller disintergrated

Thats really bad TD...Sierra must be going down on the quality of parts..

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: brand new impeller disintergrated

i'm going to get this one going, and go back into the 35 hp.

 

[BoatBuoy]

Re: brand new impeller disintergrated

TD, take a look at this:
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=180169&highlight=Sierra+impeller

If you want, search on "Sierra and impeller" and you'll see some other possible problems.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: brand new impeller disintergrated

pickup new OEM impeller, total soft and plyable. stay away from sierra. went in with no trouble. will try to get water jacket back on the afternoon.

 

[ezeke]

Re: brand new impeller disintergrated

I'm sure that a lot of people want to know where you bought that. -?

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: brand new impeller disintergrated

ishopmarine.com

 

[tschamp20]

Re: brand new impeller disintergrated

which one came from ishopmarine?sierra or factory

 

[reelfishin]

Re: brand new impeller disintergrated

I don't know if it matters who you buy the impeller from anymore, I went to a local dealer to get what I thought was an OEM Evinrude impeller for my 9.5, but when I got it home, I noticed that it was the exact same part as the one that I got from NAPA last month. It appears that the new BRP packaged part is simply a Sierra part reboxed now. The part number on the hub and molded in part number were identical on both. I would venture to say that BRP is simply contracting out the parts manufacturing for the older motors to the lowest bidder these days as is often done in the automotive field.

Sierra may be the only one still making some of the early model impellers?
I had the same thing with a brand new Merc motor, the new part from Merc was a Sierra part reboxed.

 

[aguitarestv]

Re: brand new impeller disintergrated

well for old omcs bomadere started to make watewr pump kits...thats what i got for my 69 johnson a little tough getting in but seems to be holding up(knock on wood)

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: brand new impeller disintergrated

sierra came from ishop

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: brand new impeller disintergrated

2nd impeller and housing destroyed today. they were OEM.

 

[hammerhandle]

Re: brand new impeller disintergrated

Gee ! Wizz. Looks like Tasha got ahold of that thing!! I hope your not on to something big here, that all of us are going to start worrying about.??? (a bunch of bad impellers )

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: brand new impeller disintergrated

here's the pics of the second try. notice the melting on the housing. brand new oem stuff.