Eating Impellers?

dara64

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What would cause the impellers to keep getting tore up? I just put in a new one and just did a test run and its chewed up? I have tried to see what outdrive I have, it is on an 1982 470 the s/n on the outdrive from what I can see is 6219112. When I put this last impeller on it was super tight in the water pump housing but they came as a kit .I want to make sure I put the right water pump kit in.It looked like the top of the impeller was rubbing on the top of the water pump housing.Any thoughts?
 

Bt Doctur

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Re: Eating Impellers?

Running without water supplied
Installing the pump cover bolts way too tight
Reversing the gaskets.
 

dara64

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Re: Eating Impellers?

Running without water supplied
Installing the pump cover bolts way too tight
Reversing the gaskets.

Well it's never been run without a water supply so ,I will look into the other two.
 
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