Re: need quick reply please!!!!!
the drive is off and sitting in my garage....i am a little frustrated as to why....i will break it down for you
was told more than once on this forum that the impeller will fry after 15 sec with out water....my impeller was without water for about 90 sec and turns out that it is in great condition after all the work of taking the drive off.....i am not bashing this forum because i have gotten so much good info from so many willing boaters
2nd when i got my impeller from the local boat shop i first asked for the kit with the o-rings and gaskets included and was told that when they change impellers that never use that, just the impeller was all i needed....wrong, i dont know how you could remove the impeller assembly to check everything out and save the gaskets, evidently they dont remove the whole assembly when they change the impeller and they wanted 350 dollars to do it.
anyways, while i have the lower off is there anything else that i need to check out since it wont be going back on till tuesday?
You are not the first?and for sure not the last?boater to discover that their impeller still had some life in it. But given the information that you posted here, the only conservative answer would have been to err on the ?safe? side.
Had you done otherwise, what would have been your situation? It would have been using your boat with your eye ?glued? to the temperature gauge, in constant fear of disaster. And if that disaster came, you would have been looking for a tow?at best!
Now you have learned just how to service your drive by yourself?and have a new impeller for your peace of mind?and can use your boat for the reason that you own it, to have unbridled ?fun?.
Like I said?you aren?t the first, and the advice you went with was the only responsible answer.
Happy boating!
