Snake bit.

Can't win for losing. Took off an hour early to run the carb cleaner through the motor at home and think it's gonna work. Revin like it hasn't in a long time. Then I noticed the motor wasn't per if n had to shut it down. It was to start with but sometime in all the reving of the motor it quit peeing. Thought it was a clogged hose but noooooo. Took the hose a loose at the motor n nothing out of there either. Grrrrrr guess it's time for another impeller which just got replaced less than a yeR ago and less than 25-30 hours on the motor

Am assuming you checked for dirt dobbers in the hole?

DD, go ahead and replace the whole thing if you haven't before, housing, lower plate and be sure to do the gaskets under that plate. Mine was a pain and seemed to go thru imprellors too often so I did as Tracy at Performance Marine suggested and I have had no probs in over a year, 14 PSI at 5700rmps running 63 on the GPS and slanging a roostertail Wanabe would be proud of!!!!:biggrin

Talked to Torch who has the same motor n I'll Check between the intake n the plastic pee tube at the top of the motor. Everything was supposed to have been changed out less than a year ago

Dirt dobbers get in mine...I push a piece of weed eater string thru it...last time the clog was past the hose and in the bLock....punched it out with the weedeater string and squirts good now. aLSO BE CAREFUL REVING ONE ON THE WATER HOSE AND MUFFS....THERE IS NOTHING TO GOVERN YOUR RPMS WITH OUT YOUR PROP IN A LAKE.....YOU CAN OVER REV AND BLOW YOUR MOTOR UP.

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Dirt dobbers get in mine...I push a piece of weed eater string thru it...last time the clog was past the hose and in the bLock....punched it out with the weedeater string and squirts good now. aLSO BE CAREFUL REVING ONE ON THE WATER HOSE AND MUFFS....THERE IS NOTHING TO GOVERN YOUR RPMS WITH OUT YOUR PROP IN A LAKE.....YOU CAN OVER REV AND BLOW YOUR MOTOR UP.

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And even with the hose turned up on hi you cant get enuff water with just the hose at higher RPMs.

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And even with the hose turned up on hi you cant get enuff water with just the hose at higher RPMs.

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Exactly

Been doing it for years. Remember, I put my boat in salt water so I probably run mine like that more than most folks. Ain't a rookie by no means

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Been doing it for years. Remember, I put my boat in salt water so I probably run mine like that more than most folks. Ain't a rookie by no means

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Sorry.....was just trying to help

Appreciate it to

There is a forum called Bass Boat Central. If you are not a member I would advise you to join and post your issues on the appropriate Mercury forum.

There is a man, Don Weed, that will help with your motor. Be sure to put motor serial number on first post. Follow his advice to the letter, do not skip anything.

Appreciate that speck finder. I'm going to try the weed eater line back through the miter to check for a clog there n fire it up to see if it ores. If it doesn't, I'll just pop another impeller in it. Pretty simple takes30-45 minutes to change impellers is all.

Revving the motor with no load is not only bad on the motor internals......... The water pump cannot get enough of water to keep the impeller cool, the friction and lack of water flow causes heat.......... this heat destroys impeller........

Do as was mentioned and check the housing and base plate for scoring, if any present replace all............ or you are just throwing money away changing just the impeller...............

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Revving the motor with no load is not only bad on the motor internals......... The water pump cannot get enough of water to keep the impeller cool, the friction and lack of water flow causes heat.......... this heat destroys impeller........

Do as was mentioned and check the housing and base plate for scoring, if any present replace all............ or you are just throwing money away changing just the impeller...............

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Spot on!!!!!!

Thanks for the info. Been doing it for 9 years now and not a single problem, I'll run in for 45 minutes after my salt water trips to flush it real good. I don't rev it wide open, just 1/2 way is all. I got it running. Had a price of trash in the intake. Did what G said with the weed eater line and when I tested it, a piece if trash came out. Just left Barnett and it's running 100% better. Hit the Bay in a 3/4 mile stretch and would goose it, then run WOT to the other end, than back. Did that bout 8-9 times then went across the lake n Barack. Had a mix of a can if seafoam with 10 gallons of gas. That and a whole can if carb cleaner plus new plugs did the trick. Should be good to go now.

Good deal. Glad you got it figured out. Funny how a plug or two can be bad and not look it and how much difference it will make. Now go catch some fish.

good deal DD, glad you got her going!!

Took a pole n was gonna fish the bay bridge but the wind is kicking it. 2 foot rollers right now.

Was the plugs and carbs.

Glad you got it doing right.....now go catch some fish you big gewber

If I can catch. Break with the wind on a weekend, I will. Been tree rat huntin and noticed the winds been blowing like crazy every weekend

Hey DD, just a suggestion. When I go marsh(saltwater) fishing I stop on the way home and back into a freshwater launch without taking the boat off the trailer. I then run the motor for a few minutes varying the RPM's. I happen to have several launches on the way home. I think this is a better flush than a hose. IMO

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Hey DD, just a suggestion. When I go marsh(saltwater) fishing I stop on the way home and back into a freshwater launch without taking the boat off the trailer. I then run the motor for a few minutes varying the RPM's. I happen to have several launches on the way home. I think this is a better flush than a hose. IMO

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Thats the best way to do it

Glad to hear you're up and running

I'm usually in to big a hurry to get home lol. Never thought of that. Thanks

wont hurt a thing to unload and run it and that way the trailer gets a couple of dunks as well.

You don't even have to unload it....just back it in still tied on the trailer and run the motor

Just never thought about that, i have a pressure washer and just usually just soap the boat and trailer up good before pressure washing it for 10-15 minutes

Glad to hear you got it going.

As for the pee hole issue. As stated earlier, Mine stopped peeing the other day and upon searching for the problem I noticed a dirt dauber plugged the hole up. Just as before I used a small piece of copper wire about the diameter of a pencil lead and poked thru it and now it pee's as good as new.

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As for the pee hole issue. As stated earlier, Mine stopped peeing the other day and upon searching for the problem I noticed a dirt dauber plugged the hole up. Just as before I used a small piece of copper wire about the diameter of a pencil lead and poked thru it and now it pee's as good as new.

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Wonder if that would work for ..... oh, never mind, probably not dirt dabbers anyway.

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Dirt dobbers get in mine...I push a piece of weed eater string thru it...last time the clog was past the hose and in the bLock....punched it out with the weedeater string and squirts good now. aLSO BE CAREFUL REVING ONE ON THE WATER HOSE AND MUFFS....THERE IS NOTHING TO GOVERN YOUR RPMS WITH OUT YOUR PROP IN A LAKE.....YOU CAN OVER REV AND BLOW YOUR MOTOR UP.

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I keep a can of air duster handy for the dirtdobbers. Use the straw to stick in hole and pull trigger. Works great!

I suggest that you undo the fuel line in the winter unless you plan on fishing a few times a month or you will be working on them carbs again.

My favorite time to fish is winter.

I small stick or piece of wire will solve the dirt dauber problems, just stick it in the pee hole when ya park the boat, problem solved.

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I small stick or piece of wire will solve the dirt dauber problems, just stick it in the pee hole when ya park the boat, problem solved.

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That's what I do. Only have problems if I forget to do it. Just remember to take it out before use. :thumbup: