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    OMC water pump reliability modification.

    True, but then what? I've had the pump work great for me at the dock, but fail when starting the engine at sea. Knowing it doesn't work before it's wiped out is great, but it still leaves you with few options about what to do next when at sea. You can keep trying to idle or rev the throttle...
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    OMC water pump reliability modification.

    I removed my intake screen as well after reading your post about it in another thread. I also inspected/ cleaned all the water inlets when I had the outdrive off. I suspect it's either the after market pump or the pump adapter plate still not being aligned somehow. The drive is pitted in places...
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    OMC water pump reliability modification.

    2 pumps, 3 valves, 2 switches, no changes to existing hardware. It's really not as bad as it sounds.
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    OMC water pump reliability modification.

    My experience with the pump is that it works great when it works. The problem is that when it doesn't work, it will destroy itself with no indication other than the engine overheating. With the price of getting towed, a nice redundant cooling system starts to look like a pretty good deal.
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    OMC water pump reliability modification.

    Reliability. If that pump fails 10 miles out to sea your options are getting towed and getting towed. If all you ever do is putz around a lake or bay, this is overkill. If you want to take a single engine boat out a good ways offshore, it's nice to have lots of options when things go south.
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    1996 OMC Cobra 5.8 FSI Ford engine doesn't rev over 4000 rpm

    I had a similar issue on a ford 5.0l. I the engine would rev up great in neutral all the way to red line. The second I was in the water in gear it would sputter and backfire around 2000 rpm. Turned out to be the spark plug wires. They are certainly worth checking if you haven't changed them in a...
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    OMC water pump reliability modification.

    So I picked up a Sea swirl Striper 210 WA a few months ago in very sorry condition. Had two POs and one of them had no interest in properly maintaining or modifying it at all. After months of work and a full engine rebuild, the last problem I couldn't figure out was the water pump. I burned up...
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