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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2011 22:06:08 GMT -6
guys, ran up on a sand bar @ the boat launch, sucked in sand/rocks. Usually my engine spits water pretty hard and after the sand bar run in it was barely trickling, I put it on the trailer and let it run and i could see little pebbles and sand in the water exit hole in the back of my engine. Got it home and took that exit hose off from the inside of the engine and washed alot of debris out of it, reinstalled hose and attempted to flush the system and now it wont trickle at all much less shoot like its supposed too. I am going to try hooking up the hose to the back of the engine and see if it flushes that way, if not I guess its off to the marina for a new water pump/impeller, first boat-first major issue.......@#&!it
How much yall reckon I fouled up today, its a 02 90 Merc 4 stroke
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Post by Simple Man on Jul 25, 2011 8:21:10 GMT -6
Not bad unless you over heated it. New impeller with housing , a good flushing and you should be back in business.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2011 14:03:50 GMT -6
guys I got it flushed out good, its spraying like crazy now, water coming out isnt too hot either, I dont hear any odd noises, y'all think its safe to say problem solved or is the new impeller the way to go, first boat+tight budget=overanalyzation some times on my part, need some vets advice, thanks
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Post by Parts Jimmy on Jul 25, 2011 15:04:17 GMT -6
I would do a impeller this off-season. Until then I would probably ride with it.
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Post by flintlock on Jul 25, 2011 16:35:58 GMT -6
I did the same thing with my first boat (90 four stroke Merc) Got it flushed out and changed the impeller in the off season.
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Post by Simple Man on Jul 26, 2011 12:48:40 GMT -6
X3. Pissing good and running cool...Run that sucker.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2011 8:18:59 GMT -6
The skinny-water guys down here on the Texas coast run hard into sand and shell all the time. They just clean them out and keep on trucking but they also replace the impellers often. I personally replace my impellers every fall but I put about 300-450 hours per year on my engines. Mercury says to do it every couple years or so.
You did not say if it is an Optimax but if so there is another filter in the cooling system you will need to pay attention to. The cooling water strainer screen has been known to cause some real problems and it is very susceptible to plugging when sand or shell gets into the intake. It is on the bottom rear of the port side of the engine.
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Post by Simple Man on Aug 5, 2011 9:59:02 GMT -6
...How much yall reckon I fouled up today, its a 02 90 Merc 4 stroke4 stroke not an opti. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2011 15:09:01 GMT -6
guys she ran good for two outings and then she clogged up again Monday morning, brought it home and flushed it out/cleaned out the hoses and ran it, pissing good again, I ran it maybe 2 hours today and it did great, .......my neck is pretty sore though, probably looked back there to check for pissing 196,337 times today! caught 12 blues/channel's drifting cut shad on rock ledges, thanks for the tips guys
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