Remember to change your impeller

(sordave) · (sordave) **Join Date: May 2002** 07-17-2009, 1:06 PM

Had a little issue at the lake yesterday. Fortunately it happened when my daughter was backing the boat off the trailer. Squealed like a pig.

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(polarbill) · (polarbill) **Join Date: Jun 2003** 07-17-2009, 1:30 PM

I would say that is not usable anymore.

(innov8) · (innov8) **Join Date: May 2005** 07-17-2009, 1:37 PM

Damn, Did you get ALL the rubber out of the system?

(rowdy) · (rowdy) **Join Date: Mar 2006** 07-17-2009, 1:52 PM

All to familiar. At least there's some vanes still attached to give you something to grab onto to pull it out. Did you have a spare with you?

(gwnkids) · (gwnkids) **Join Date: Nov 2003** 07-17-2009, 1:59 PM

how meny hours were on that one?

(sordave) · (sordave) **Join Date: May 2002** 07-17-2009, 2:05 PM

I looks like I got the rubber out. I think that when it went, it jammed in the water pump and the belt was squealing because it couldn't turn the impeller.

Yes, I had a spare but I didn't want to change it in 100 degree heat and we had just launched. It's a pain in a V-Drive anyway - I'd rather do it in the garage early in the morning. I was kicking myself because it has not been replaced in 4 years and I meant to do it last season. My fault - I knew better than to blow it off.

(ttrigo) · (ttrigo) **Join Date: Dec 2004** 07-17-2009, 2:13 PM

I am surprised it lasted 4 years. I would recommend changing it every year, regardless of the hours put on it.
lesson learned, huh? haha.

(sordave) · (sordave) **Join Date: May 2002** 07-17-2009, 2:23 PM

Agreed - I will start changing it at the end of the season when I change the fuel filter since you have to take it off to get to the water pump.

(dabell) · (dabell) **Join Date: Apr 2007** 07-17-2009, 2:48 PM

IMO, you want to change the impeller at the beginning of the season. That way the impeller does not sit all winter long. $.02

(05elitevc4) · (05elitevc4) **Join Date: Jan 2008** 07-17-2009, 7:48 PM

Agree with David, change at start of season so it doesnt dry out all winter sitting in one position. I ran my first one a few rides into its third season...almost fried my exhaust tubes and had to replace the exhaust manifold gasket too! Cheap insurance, change every year. I use a "perfectly good" old one as a paper weight on my desk at work...ha ha.