Outdrive does not take in water anymore

[89cruisers]

Hi: I have a 1989 Cruisers Holiday 2670 with dual 3.7 4 cylinder Mercs. I started it up the other day like I usually do (put the muffs over the intake vents on the outdrives and turn on the water hose)and went to the helm after both engines were running a few minutes I started smelling somthing and the tempature guage was rising on the starboard engine so I turned them off and when I started the starboard one again water wasnt coming out of the holes where it usually does and it seems to over heat, this is a closed cooling system but I know that water is still needed to cool other components. Iv always started this boat and my past boats the same way before and never had a problem. do you know what is wrong. Thanks

 

[dingbat]

Re: Outdrive does not take in water anymore

When’s the last time you changed the water pump impeller?

 

[89cruisers]

Re: Outdrive does not take in water anymore

Hi, I ment to put this in Mercruiser problems instead of mercury, but anyways I bought this boat recently and was sitting for years and never used and only has 150 hours on it, but the impeller was never replaced or even messed with Thanks

 

[dingbat]

Re: Outdrive does not take in water anymore

I'd say you just identifed your problem.