On another note Smelly have you replaced the gear box oil on that leg yet. Be good to replace it and see if theres any water in it.
On another note Smelly have you replaced the gear box oil on that leg yet. Be good to replace it and see if theres any water in it.
A marriage licence should be like your fishing licence!
Expires every year and you get a 3 day pass when you go interstate.
THat rubber grommet was lined up OK when leg put back on..
Maybe I have to undo the leg again and check??
Yes - new gbox oil put in.
Mate take it down the ramp, an run it with the leg submerged, higher than the water pump.
Don't forget the 7 second temp test on the heads.
Just wondering if theres a bolt on the heads, not head bolt, but one for say a temp gauge if you could remove that and see if water is coming up to the heads.
A marriage licence should be like your fishing licence!
Expires every year and you get a 3 day pass when you go interstate.
Smelly
Do the leg in 44gal drum thin. If you go to the ramp, depending how busy Cook is, you will get raged at this time of year!
FNQ is right about the indicator / water outlet. Hand on metal is going to quickly tell you if there is a problem.
Chimo
What could go wrong.......................
Yeah Smelly take Rag's advice at least and back down the ramp to normal level and give it a go, the only real potential problem is when it over-reved at idle, did you have the muffs on every time?
Not being there it is not impossible you have scrapped the new impeller, but at the risk of saying it again just start it, check for temp with hands, nothing magic in this just basic physics it cannot overheat without getting hot and just because there is no water to cool the powerhead does not mean it will get hot without you noticing (at common sense idle rpm,s) if you choose to notice, there are no negatives just make sure the impeller has water no matter what you do, it doesn't need setting to pump enough water.
cheers fnq
Muffs on every time.
How coudl I have scrapped the new impellor?
OK - will try that - give me a few hours - will report back then.
Smelly any impellor turning dry in the housing, especially with high rev's and bone dry will melt the rubber in around 30 seconds.
That's why drown the leg to above the water pump housing in water, theres no chance then of melting the impellor.
Have you the line trimmer chord, to clear that water tell tail stream while your down the ramp.
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Expires every year and you get a 3 day pass when you go interstate.
Back...on dry land and very sad..
Here is what happened.
1) started first go without warning siren and water coming out (healthily) of exhaust ports and water pump indicator - ran for about 2 mins in idle.
2) seaweed gets sucked through grate and warning siren comes on - I turn off engine and clear out weed - and wait for heads to cool for about 5 mins.
3) turn key and no warning siren goes on but will not start.
4) after 10 mins of turning, priming, no kick.
5) wipe my eyes and limp boat back onto trailer and off back home..
6) sitting here typing and thinking what could have been...
Sob Sob..
Smelly
Seaweed!!!!!!!Mate buy a lotto ticket you luck must be about to change!
How many RPM were you doing when the horn came on? Idle I guess?
Next time you have trouble starting it, pull your lanard to isolate the igniton to ground then pull every plug and turn it over for 20 seconds then re-install plugs after a wipe on a rag fix laynard and try again without key priming should fire right up.
cheers fn
slow idle when siren came on..
probably no more than around 6-700 RPM
Smelly,
Start with the basics.
It's always easy to blame your own work when you have been working on a donk.
To run it needs fuel, compression and spark.
Is the kill switch on?
Is the fuel line properly fitted to the engine?
cheers,
Owen
Cheers,
Owen
The whole world's mad save thee & me (but I'm not too sure about thee)
That's good probably just flooded is all. all in all would you say a successful result?? Sounds like it to me, the exhaust port water you mention is a very important indicator.
cheers fnq
mate are you interested in selling the movie rights to this tread ? it has everything drama mystery suspence comedy tradegy i love it have saved it all so i can read it again movie could be called [smelly does a johno]
What is a laynard?
How often do u guys suck seeweed throught the grates and woudl this restrict water flow and resulting overheating? Heads were very hot after this incident and I do not know is this would cause the heads to overheat.
Engine had started first go without any kill switch/fuel line issues.
Nothing was changed to kill switch and fuel line after motor had stopped and then tried to re-start.
Why did this engine not start again..?
Smelly
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