ski_atomic
Cadet
- Joined
- May 28, 2006
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- 22
Hello everyone, me again??? no wonder, ok i changed the water pump kit (impeller, housing, and gaskets) and there was still no water coming in to cool off the engine but luckily it did not burn anything on the water pump kit, so we decided to put that away and to go directly with the garden hose. now, we thought that the filter in the back of an engine compartment is clogged so we attached the garden hose to the hose that is bringing the raw water into the thermostat housing, and it circulated in a sense that it was shooting out on the stern (backwards) where the impeller is supposed to be. so it fixed the problem of the filter (i guuess) since it got rid off all the rubber pieces from the previous impeller that was burnt. Of course, we changed the thermostat right away and that did not fix the problem, water is not coming to the thermostat housing from the outside at all, its just sitting in the stern drive chamber all filled up to the top. Now, how possible is that it is a water pump that is driven by the belt is at fault? Friend of mine told me that chances of that failing are zero to none, unless it is leaking. It is not leaking, so could it be a failure or no, and are there any other recommendations why it is not bringing up the water to the engine. thanks so much
) and it seems really good, all the water paths are extremely clean but anyways i cleaned it with power pressure (not direct target but pretty strong). so that seems ok, now, im going to take of that hose in the outdrive but it is pretty anal, so if you guys have any easier way to get around please let me know. Now, once i took off the hoses that go from thermostat housing to manifolds there was a river of water that came out from each, some from manis, some from the hose. is that good or bad?? the water seemed pretty fresh no smell no rust. now probably the most retarded questions: up until now i checked hoses with garden hose water, once i put newones in and fix the u-joint bellows problem should i take it to the river and keep it on the trailer and let it work at idle or do you have any easier solutions since the river is an hour away from me. <br />Now about the u-joint bellows, im not sure when did that happen, yes there are small streak lines of rusty water (so seems like from last year and yes it has been put in the water since. How can i check out if the gimbal bearing and u-joints are toast and how big of a job is to get them done by myself and how much would mechanic charge me (any approximate idea)<br />THANKS GUYS SO MUCH, I almost gave up but i decided to go all the way and now you gave me even more courage to keep going.<br /><br />*hmm one more thing, what is the oil in the power steering cooler and where does it come from and how can i check the level of such.<br /><br />THANKS