Nissan 9.8A2 circa 2004
I posted a few weeks ago about having trouble turning off my engine. Long story short, the stop switch got bypassed when wires to the remote control unit were disturbed and reconnected improperly. I fixed that with a wire diagram and a continuity meter. The engine starts and stops now. Unfortunately, the damage was done when I had to pull the fuel line out of the carb to stop the engine before I repaired the wiring. It was not in the water at the time so the impeller disintegrated.
Upon attempting to install a water pump impeller kit I found the impeller fins completely gone. Nothing but dust and melted rubber (or whatever they are made of). The seal for the water tube is unusable (Why don't they put that part in the kit?) so I ordered new water pipe seals and the pump housing (aka case).
Here's the question, since the impeller was destroyed without water involved, is it reasonable to assume impeller parts did not get into the engine? The water tube was clean.
FWIW, the boat is on the hard and while preparing to launch, I only meant to choke the engine to get it started and then immediately turn it off. Just to make sure it would start. I had completed a carb rebuild kit in the offseason. That's when I learned it wouldn't turn off. It's a comedy of errors; I know.
-cf
Craig
Champaign, Illinois
I posted a few weeks ago about having trouble turning off my engine. Long story short, the stop switch got bypassed when wires to the remote control unit were disturbed and reconnected improperly. I fixed that with a wire diagram and a continuity meter. The engine starts and stops now. Unfortunately, the damage was done when I had to pull the fuel line out of the carb to stop the engine before I repaired the wiring. It was not in the water at the time so the impeller disintegrated.
Upon attempting to install a water pump impeller kit I found the impeller fins completely gone. Nothing but dust and melted rubber (or whatever they are made of). The seal for the water tube is unusable (Why don't they put that part in the kit?) so I ordered new water pipe seals and the pump housing (aka case).
Here's the question, since the impeller was destroyed without water involved, is it reasonable to assume impeller parts did not get into the engine? The water tube was clean.
FWIW, the boat is on the hard and while preparing to launch, I only meant to choke the engine to get it started and then immediately turn it off. Just to make sure it would start. I had completed a carb rebuild kit in the offseason. That's when I learned it wouldn't turn off. It's a comedy of errors; I know.
-cf
Craig
Champaign, Illinois