Yep, that's one of them. There is a bunch of them and probably any number
of them would work if you have the appropriate brackets. Imho in Florida
I'd be looking for some junk boat yards as a source of brackets and possibly
a pump too.

"Jim Rojas" wrote in message
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Like this one?

http://www.go2marine.com/product.do?no=116154F

Jim Rojas



jamesgangnc wrote:
Actually you can probably get 4 or 5 years out of an impeller if you keep
the lower unit out of the sand. Sand eats them up pretty quick. Also
make sure you NEVER run it without a water supply. I occasionally check
mine and have replaced it a couple times. Truth is I've never had a
"bad" one. Even the ones that were 4 or 5 years old still looked fine.
I replaced them anyway. My boat is a 1990 and it's had 4 impellers and
none of the old ones had anything significantly wrong with them. Merc
just advises every year to cover their own asses.

If you couldn't get it into reverse that probably means you did not have
the shift shaft lined up properly. It's a splined shaft and is not
keyed. It is a pain to hold the prop engaged while getting the lower
half on to make sure the shifter is in the right spot. But there are a
number of reasons to be competent at removing the outdrive like
occasionally greasing the u-joints. I usually take mine off every other
winter, check the impeller, grease the u-joints, and replace the gear
lube. On the odd winters and occasionally during the summer I "sample"
the lube at the drain to make sure it still looks good and doesn't have
any water in it.

If you really don't like the pump in the outdrive you can get a engine
driven mechanical one. That's what the volvoes and bravoes have. There
are a lot of boat scrap yards down there where you could probably dig up
the brackets. Sounds like you might not have an electric pump that is up
to the prolonged cycle you are running it at. That will be a real pain
if it craps out on you. A mechanical pump is less likely to completely
fail like an electric motor. Nothin personal but I'm going with "bad
idea" on your electric water pump.

"Jim Rojas" wrote in message
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I live in Florida, and I don't have alot of money. Most marinas and
mobile guys charge $150 + parts for the impeller. And you do have to
replace them every year.

Jim Rojas




Tim wrote:
On Apr 21, 1:33 pm, Jim Rojas wrote:
wrote:
On Apr 21, 12:13 pm, Jim Rojas wrote:
The hardest part was getting the harmonic balancer removed. I was
able
to get a puller & inserter on loan from Autozone.
The old stator came off pretty easy. The magnets however were all
busted
up, and I had to carefully look around for loose pieces. When it was
all
setup and done, the kit was well worth it. It came with the
brackets,
bolts, washers, belt, and wiring harness, along with a step by step
full
illustration.
Jim Rojas
Tim wrote:
On Apr 21, 9:16 am, Jim Rojas wrote:
No offense taken. I am just glad to see people in this newsgroup
willing
to help.
Jim Rojas
Ernest Scribbler wrote:
"Jim Rojas" wrote
Yeah...that I am an idiot...
Sorry if that's what I implied, not really what I meant to say.-
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Throttle body is kind fo neat , that is on a car, but look at all
you'd have to do for a boat. High pressure fuel pump, computer
timing
etc, etc. It HAS been done, but it's not worth the cost of a change
over.....
BTW, i know exactly the the alternator kit you used. and with the
exception of making the brackets. The alternator is only about
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So you used an electric water pump to replace the raw water pump in
the outdrive? What prompted that?
Laziness for the most part. It is a pain in the ass to drain the lower
unit, unbolt it, remove it, replace the parts. I tried doing it myself
once. I followed the step by step directions in the Clymer manual, but
I
screwed up and now the boat doesn't go into reverse. I ended up hiring
a
mobile marine mechanic to fix it right.

Now that I have the electric raw water pump setup, All I have to worry
about is replacing just the lower unit gear oil every season. An
electric pump take me 5 minutes to replace, and it costs the same as
an
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Ingenuity is good. But one thing I must question. I know the kit you
bought to repair your charging system. It' is expensive, but it does
work, fit and is professionally made. and you gave $400.+ bucks for it
and thought it was money well spent, which in your case probably would
have been, because trying to mount an external alt. on that engine
would be a PITA. i can understand that.

But wouldn't repairing the water flow system follow under the same
notion?

Pay the money and have it fixed right?