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Must have popped the head gasket. When the impellor went out we must assume the engine overheated. How did you know the impellor went bad? Did the engine quit on you? The good thin is that a head gasket on a 9.8 is pretty easy. The downside is other damage may have occurred when the engine overheated enough to pop the gasket. Look closely at the pistons and cylinder walls for damage.