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How long before engine starts pumping water???
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<blockquote data-quote="gregk9" data-source="post: 164723" data-attributes="member: 1701"><p>I've been told by my mechanic and have read on this internet that running your outboard more than just a few seconds without and water intake could damage the impeller.</p><p></p><p>So an outboard that has to run 10 to 15 seconds b4 you see water flow is a bad situation. If you don't get that flow after that time period it's too late to shut it down to prevent damage to the impeller.</p><p></p><p>Both my main engine (Johnson) and my kicker (merc) start showing water flow within a few seconds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gregk9, post: 164723, member: 1701"] I've been told by my mechanic and have read on this internet that running your outboard more than just a few seconds without and water intake could damage the impeller. So an outboard that has to run 10 to 15 seconds b4 you see water flow is a bad situation. If you don't get that flow after that time period it's too late to shut it down to prevent damage to the impeller. Both my main engine (Johnson) and my kicker (merc) start showing water flow within a few seconds. [/QUOTE]
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