Sierra water pump for a Johnson

28sstony

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Re: Sierra water pump for a Johnson

Also, whats with the small hole in the outer flange in the housing?

Looks like it was filled with silicone on the original housing.
 

ezeke

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Re: Sierra water pump for a Johnson

As stated, depends on the kit.

Where? A much better discription of the location of the small hole will be helpful. If it is the vent at the top of the housing, it would never work rght with silicone blocking it.
 

28sstony

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Re: Sierra water pump for a Johnson

The housing that was on there is the old style, Im guessing original to the 1978 motor its on.

My mysterious O ring/ gasket and hole in the housing are on a new Sierra kit.
 

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ezeke

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Re: Sierra water pump for a Johnson

See if that flat ring fits at the groove in the upper part of the housing.My bet is that it will.
It should make a good seal between the metal impeller cover and the housing without blocking the air vent.
 

28sstony

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Re: Sierra water pump for a Johnson

Your right, it does. There is a beefy O ring that came with the kit that is the exact same diameter, thats what I had in the groove. Does the flat ring go in the groove and the O ring go somewhere else?
 

Benny1963

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Re: Sierra water pump for a Johnson

im useing the sierra kit had the same prob i originaly did as gary and used my old houseing then i had probs in the mud and went with sierra kit as ezeke
said there are sometimes and oring under the impellar then ther is and oring on the drive shaft if ya have the groove then there is a little larger oring between pump houseing and cup .
sierra gives no instructions and for that reason i have stopped useing there parts .i have tryed sierra carb kits and have found them lacking in guality
to brp kits good luck
 
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