Re: New impeller didn't last long!
Just a note here, these motors don't take kindly to running on ear muffs, usually to get the water flowing out the twin exhaust outlets, you gotta drop it in the water. With that said I just replaced my impeller with the kit, because after excessive cranking trying to set the timing in the driveway, I never thought to turn on the water,,, Duh! and when I finally had it set, and ran it on the muffs, my overheat alarm went off! after taking it apart, the impeller didn't look new, but didn't look so bad? but the housing looked a little mottled inside (eaten away), and the key looked slightly crushed, even tho it all was perfectly usable, (why didn't I get flow then?) So I went with the kit, I saw the price of the stainless key, but you know what? It was INCLUDED in the kit, along with a new housing, and a new seal built right in. It pumps water like gangbusters now! By the way, I was surprised not to find the housing with a stainless liner?, as I've found on other water pumps, don't remember if it was OMC, or Mercruiser, tho? maybe both.
