I'm very new to boat motor repair and am trying to do all the work myself since I'm out of a job and am planning on using the boat to provide food for the family. The boat was given to me in exchange for some web-site designing I'm doing. It's a 13.5' Boston Whaler with a 1990 Suzuki DT40 on it. I rebuilt the carburetor and was thrilled to be able to do that since I've never done anything like that before.
I am now trying to rebuild the waterpump and removed the 6 bolts holding the lower unit on. In reverse, the unit does not come down. In neutral, the unit drops about 1 inch. In forward, it drops about 2 inches. As you know, this is not sufficient to be able to get to the waterpump. Is there another screw/nut that needs to be removed?
The motor has not been run in about 5 years. It starts up fine now that I rebuilt the carburetor. Its peeing but not great (that could be because I'm using the ears on it) so I figured I'd change the waterpump. I'd appreciate any help you can give. Thank you!
I am now trying to rebuild the waterpump and removed the 6 bolts holding the lower unit on. In reverse, the unit does not come down. In neutral, the unit drops about 1 inch. In forward, it drops about 2 inches. As you know, this is not sufficient to be able to get to the waterpump. Is there another screw/nut that needs to be removed?
The motor has not been run in about 5 years. It starts up fine now that I rebuilt the carburetor. Its peeing but not great (that could be because I'm using the ears on it) so I figured I'd change the waterpump. I'd appreciate any help you can give. Thank you!