Shoedawg
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I am working on preppin' up the boat and decided to replace the impeller, since I don't know the condition of it since I bought it. Boat ran great last season, but the pee-hole was not shooting out water at times, so that is why I am replacing the impeller and taking a look at the water pump. After dropping the lower unit and removing the pump this is what it looked like.
A few things I noticed and questions:
1. The Key (that attaches to the impeller and the shaft) was off and sitting on the bottom of the shaft housing. Probably why the pee-hole was not shooting out water like it should.
2. The impeller was in OK shape, but will get replaced.
3. The wear plates seem to be in decent shape. I ran my fingernail along the plate, and it did not catch on any of the grooves, but did feel very, very tiny bumps, almost barely noticeable. Is this a cause/condition to replace the water pump??
4. The gaskets probably should get replaced. If you look closely in the second picture, where the impeller sits into the housing, there is gasket missing from the housing, but some of it is still in place to the right.
5. The last picture is the outside of the housing. A little dirty, but seems fine.
Sooooo, should I just replace the whole water pump, or just buy some gaskets?? Motor is a 2000 50HP Mercury.
A few things I noticed and questions:
1. The Key (that attaches to the impeller and the shaft) was off and sitting on the bottom of the shaft housing. Probably why the pee-hole was not shooting out water like it should.
2. The impeller was in OK shape, but will get replaced.
3. The wear plates seem to be in decent shape. I ran my fingernail along the plate, and it did not catch on any of the grooves, but did feel very, very tiny bumps, almost barely noticeable. Is this a cause/condition to replace the water pump??
4. The gaskets probably should get replaced. If you look closely in the second picture, where the impeller sits into the housing, there is gasket missing from the housing, but some of it is still in place to the right.
5. The last picture is the outside of the housing. A little dirty, but seems fine.
Sooooo, should I just replace the whole water pump, or just buy some gaskets?? Motor is a 2000 50HP Mercury.