OMC cobra Impeller not pulling in water....................

[hg849]

I have a 1988 OMC cobra with a 5.0 Chevy small block and the impeller is not pulling in any water after replacing housing and impeller .......It worked fine once , then turned it off and it would not work again. .....I did notice that the screws are bent ..could this be a result of air absorption????? any suggestions please?????? Im going crazy ..........

 

[RIDEPATE]

Re: OMC cobra Impeller not pulling in water....................

What screws are bent?? The housing screws?? If so, not right. Did you twist the impeller clock-wise when you installed?? If not, it might work once......Pull it back down.

 

[hg849]

Re: OMC cobra Impeller not pulling in water....................

yea the housing screws are bent a little bit ....so i gotta twist it clock wise ! ok ill do that n let u no thanks a lot...

 

[a70eliminator]

Re: OMC cobra Impeller not pulling in water....................

How are you testing the pump, hopefully not in a bucket because the impeller will not pull up water it has to be completely submerged to work.

 

[hg849]

Re: OMC cobra Impeller not pulling in water....................

no with the ears .........

 

[SeanMcl]

Re: OMC cobra Impeller not pulling in water....................

How are you testing the pump, hopefully not in a bucket because the impeller will not pull up water it has to be completely submerged to work.

no with the ears .........

The pressure from the hose should be forcing water past the pump and up to the motor. Time to pull it apart and find out what went wrong.

 

[hg849]

Re: OMC cobra Impeller not pulling in water....................

The pressure from the hose should be forcing water past the pump and up to the motor. Time to pull it apart and find out what went wrong.

you were right the preassure from the hose should be forcing the water up. My mechanic said the same thing and apparently it was faulty ear muffs........

 

[Joshua Nichols]

Re: OMC cobra Impeller not pulling in water....................

and apparently it was faulty ear muffs........

What made them faulty?...