May 28, 2006

A Friendly Water Pump Impeller Mandate

Change your water pump impeller every year. No exceptions. It is just not worth the hassle and fear of letting a $32.00 part do thousands of dollars worth of damage. I am done being reactive to issues related to a dried & dead impeller and from now forward will change the water pump impeller each and every time I prep the boat for summer.

This may sound like overkill, but have you ever heard of a cheaper insurance policy? As I am embroiled in issues related to an overheating GT-40 powered Super Air Nautique, with about 80 hours on it, and it is pretty much brand new to me, it doesn't sound like overkill to me today...

I pulled this rubber carcass out of the water pump housing yesterday, which I was indeed not thrilled about.

Posted by erik