simcole
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Mar 31, 2013
- Messages
- 35
Hey everyone,
This is my first year owning a boat and I've dumped a ton of money into her and was trying to save some for the winterization. Since I'm new to boats I've learned that this was probably a mistake. I thought my impeller would last for the season but Sunday it disentegrated while at power. The engine immediately went toward red line and I shut it down. I pulled the pump off and got a friend to tow me back in. I found impeller fins everywhere. I even dumped a few out of the hoses. I could not account for everything because of how it came apart. There is not a single fin left on the hub.
Did I destroy my engine?
My parts guy said that that's a common problem with Volvo Pentas and they need to be replaced every two years. He said I should look into putting in a "primer tank" of sorts so that when I go to start my engine there is already water in the water pump. He suggested a car coolant like tank with T junction and one way valve. He said the priming of water on engine starts is what destroys these impellers.
I'm more concerned on the immediate future of what I need to do to find all these pieces. How deep do I need to go? I would say the engine ran for a solid minute or two before the temps rose to where i noticed them and it got to red line.
Thanks in advance.
This is my first year owning a boat and I've dumped a ton of money into her and was trying to save some for the winterization. Since I'm new to boats I've learned that this was probably a mistake. I thought my impeller would last for the season but Sunday it disentegrated while at power. The engine immediately went toward red line and I shut it down. I pulled the pump off and got a friend to tow me back in. I found impeller fins everywhere. I even dumped a few out of the hoses. I could not account for everything because of how it came apart. There is not a single fin left on the hub.
Did I destroy my engine?
My parts guy said that that's a common problem with Volvo Pentas and they need to be replaced every two years. He said I should look into putting in a "primer tank" of sorts so that when I go to start my engine there is already water in the water pump. He suggested a car coolant like tank with T junction and one way valve. He said the priming of water on engine starts is what destroys these impellers.
I'm more concerned on the immediate future of what I need to do to find all these pieces. How deep do I need to go? I would say the engine ran for a solid minute or two before the temps rose to where i noticed them and it got to red line.
Thanks in advance.