rebuilt water pump not pumping

inlgmouth

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Thanks for all the help in the past. Best site out there. I just did a water pump rebuild on an 86 merc xr2 150. Now no water to very little water pumping out tell tale. On muffs there is a good strong stream, but not on its own. I rebuilt 2 yrs ago and had no problems. I only rebuilt again because manual recommends. Has to be something simple I installed wrong. I know I will have to drop lower unit again, but is there something specific I should look for.
 

Laddies

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Re: rebuilt water pump not pumping

It sounds like the w/pump key is not in, the reason it look like it pumps on a hose is the muffs transfer the pressure from the hose to the engine.
 

inlgmouth

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Re: rebuilt water pump not pumping

Thanks for the info. I'll be dropping the lower unit this weekend. I know I reinstalled it, but I am guessing it is not seated properly. I'll let you know.
 
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