suzuki32137
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I'm having an issue with the water pump telltale on my DF200ATX.I bought the motor new in 2016. As I'm a snowbird, when I'm up north for the summer the boat sits on a lift for about 6 months. Several years ago, I had a similar issue, but it was easily remedied by cleaning out the rubber line with a zip tie. When I ran the boat for the first time 4 months ago, I had the same issue. I tried cleaning out the telltale line and still no water flow. With the engine idling in the water, I opened one of the flush ports and clearly had plenty of good water flow. I then ran the boat carefully on several trips for a total of 10 hours, without any overheating issues. Last week I pulled the boat and performed the yearly maintenance, that included a water pump impeller change. The impeller I removed look almost as good as a new one, I could have left it in. So, I did the complete water pump overhaul, removed the upper cowling's and checked all the 3/8 hoses on the outside of the motor’s water jacket. I also removed and replaced the 5 zincs on the block. There was some salt buildup, but not more then what we all thought was normal. The inside of the block looked pretty clean otherwise. The 3/8 hoses including the one that feeds the telltale fitting are all clear. I try to blow air through the hose after I reattached it to the block and it won't let 130 PSI through. with the hose removed I try to feed 200 lb. mono through and it won't make it into the block more than an inch or so. I look in the hole and I see shiny metal, or the inside of the water jacket. I called two dealers, and looked online for hours and nobody has a clue. I ran the motor for about 30 minutes and popped the hood and it doesn’t seem to be hot, anywhere on the block. Also, no alarms. Cracked open a flush port and good water flow. The motor has only 140 hours on it. Someone must have run into this before. Any ideas?