Hey guys.
You fellers are that good that I decided to hit you up for advice again. I got a 40 hp mariner (40 E 6E9 s 104752), 1985 2 cylinder outboard. Basically a copy of those old Yamaha fm series.
I just replaced the impeller that I ordered from your site, did it by the book/videos y'all sent me, put dish soap on impellor, shaft, housing, etc. Although I used a broken thermostat, I putter back together, and ran it in a bucket of water.
As usual, she ran with the first pull. However, I read somewhere that running the impeller with no water can quickly damage it. So, started it up, and let it idle for about 20 seconds and I seen no spout coming out of the spit hole. I kept my hand on next to the spark plug area to see if if got to hot, and it never (only going for 20 seconds), just got a tad bit warmer. I only kept it going for 20 secs because I'm afraid to damage something.
So, is it normal for there not to be a spout for about 20 seconds of running after installing the impeller?
Am I doing something wrong at all?
Can I damage it by doing this without a working thermostat?
Can I damage it by doing this by simply waiting for the spout to come out?
How long should I run it to see if the spout starts without doing any damage?
Should I not even attempt this without having a working thermostat?
Once again, this dumb fisherman is stuck, worried, and needs help.
P.S. quahogs are a hard shelled clam that peter griffin's town is named after (you know, family guy). It's Rhode Island's main fishery (Mine is actually squid and shrimp, but I do okay with quahogs).
Thanks in advance.
Robby
You fellers are that good that I decided to hit you up for advice again. I got a 40 hp mariner (40 E 6E9 s 104752), 1985 2 cylinder outboard. Basically a copy of those old Yamaha fm series.
I just replaced the impeller that I ordered from your site, did it by the book/videos y'all sent me, put dish soap on impellor, shaft, housing, etc. Although I used a broken thermostat, I putter back together, and ran it in a bucket of water.
As usual, she ran with the first pull. However, I read somewhere that running the impeller with no water can quickly damage it. So, started it up, and let it idle for about 20 seconds and I seen no spout coming out of the spit hole. I kept my hand on next to the spark plug area to see if if got to hot, and it never (only going for 20 seconds), just got a tad bit warmer. I only kept it going for 20 secs because I'm afraid to damage something.
So, is it normal for there not to be a spout for about 20 seconds of running after installing the impeller?
Am I doing something wrong at all?
Can I damage it by doing this without a working thermostat?
Can I damage it by doing this by simply waiting for the spout to come out?
How long should I run it to see if the spout starts without doing any damage?
Should I not even attempt this without having a working thermostat?
Once again, this dumb fisherman is stuck, worried, and needs help.
P.S. quahogs are a hard shelled clam that peter griffin's town is named after (you know, family guy). It's Rhode Island's main fishery (Mine is actually squid and shrimp, but I do okay with quahogs).
Thanks in advance.
Robby