z2smith
07-02-2013, 11:40 PM
https://plus.google.com/106172131654122694519/posts/DHphtxNuwmM
So my Impeller has been causing me some serious headaches, and I'm hoping it hasn't caused any damage to the engine. With a new impeller and seals on the way, I pulled it off tonight to start cleaning out the lines. I pulled off the supertrapps to clean them out and discovered a bunch of black charcoal looking chunks. Any ideas what this is? (There's a pic of the pile of black chunks) Also on the back of the boat was a lot of black ,tarrish coating. I was able to clean it off with some engine degreaser, but it worries me as to what it was. My engine has been running around 160 even with the busted impeller so I don't think it's overheating. Is this black on the back of the boat normal? I took off the trapps to clean them out ( I now realize I need to reseal the gaskets), but when I put them back on, I wasn't sure how they were designed to be aligned. I lined up all the grooves, and tightened down the nut on the bolt pretty tight. Not gorilla tight, but secure.
One of the bi-products of my busted impeller is a blown exhaust hose. I was told the steam from the lack of water was too hot and melted weakened the hose causing it to blow. I have a new one on the way and was going to take the old one off tonight but was unsure short of taking off the riser from the manifold. Is this the way to replace the hoses? If it is, is there a gasket between the riser and the manifold or can I just remove and re-install?
My plan going forward is to replace the impeller and seals, and re-seal the supertrapps, and replace the exhaust hoses. Anything else reccomended? https://plus.google.com/106172131654122694519/posts/DHphtxNuwmM
So my Impeller has been causing me some serious headaches, and I'm hoping it hasn't caused any damage to the engine. With a new impeller and seals on the way, I pulled it off tonight to start cleaning out the lines. I pulled off the supertrapps to clean them out and discovered a bunch of black charcoal looking chunks. Any ideas what this is? (There's a pic of the pile of black chunks) Also on the back of the boat was a lot of black ,tarrish coating. I was able to clean it off with some engine degreaser, but it worries me as to what it was. My engine has been running around 160 even with the busted impeller so I don't think it's overheating. Is this black on the back of the boat normal? I took off the trapps to clean them out ( I now realize I need to reseal the gaskets), but when I put them back on, I wasn't sure how they were designed to be aligned. I lined up all the grooves, and tightened down the nut on the bolt pretty tight. Not gorilla tight, but secure.
One of the bi-products of my busted impeller is a blown exhaust hose. I was told the steam from the lack of water was too hot and melted weakened the hose causing it to blow. I have a new one on the way and was going to take the old one off tonight but was unsure short of taking off the riser from the manifold. Is this the way to replace the hoses? If it is, is there a gasket between the riser and the manifold or can I just remove and re-install?
My plan going forward is to replace the impeller and seals, and re-seal the supertrapps, and replace the exhaust hoses. Anything else reccomended? https://plus.google.com/106172131654122694519/posts/DHphtxNuwmM