miltonhilton
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Help!
This engine hasn't been run in two years, and it was not properly winterized after it's last use. I cleaned out the carb, rebuilt the fuel pump. New plugs, compression's okay, made sure to run fresh gas through. I finally got it started, and it would run but not stay running. Began to notice that water didn't seem to be circulating through, as I couldn't get a steady stream coming from the discharge port. So, I figured I should check the water pump. It definitely needs attention. I have two questions I hope someone can help me with-
1) Underneath the housing for the impeller, there sits the gear housing seal. This looks really bad. Corroded, I guess. I'm going to try and upload a picture. Anyway, I'm having a difficult time figuring out how to take this off, and how to go about ordering a replacement. I think its more involved that a seal kit replacement.
2) Could this be the reason why the engine wouldn't stay running?
Thank you to anyone for your help!
This engine hasn't been run in two years, and it was not properly winterized after it's last use. I cleaned out the carb, rebuilt the fuel pump. New plugs, compression's okay, made sure to run fresh gas through. I finally got it started, and it would run but not stay running. Began to notice that water didn't seem to be circulating through, as I couldn't get a steady stream coming from the discharge port. So, I figured I should check the water pump. It definitely needs attention. I have two questions I hope someone can help me with-
1) Underneath the housing for the impeller, there sits the gear housing seal. This looks really bad. Corroded, I guess. I'm going to try and upload a picture. Anyway, I'm having a difficult time figuring out how to take this off, and how to go about ordering a replacement. I think its more involved that a seal kit replacement.
2) Could this be the reason why the engine wouldn't stay running?
Thank you to anyone for your help!
