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pikepredator2
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2015/07/27 09:28:39 (permalink)

WATER PUMP

So I get out there and crank on the 9.9 to get ready to troll and notice no water is circulating thru the motor.  Is there an easy way to tell if the line is just clogged or it really is a bad water pump?
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    BeenThereDoneThat.
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    Re: WATER PUMP 2015/07/27 10:03:31 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby ZelieSam 2015/07/27 13:18:35
    Not uncommon for mud daubers and/or spiders to plug that small diameter sight tube.  Pipe cleaner or something similar like a small plastic wire tie will usually do the trick.  Generally the blockage from these critters is right at or very near the outlet.  Clean out the tube making several passes with your cleaning device.  Also, the plastic tube can be disconnected from the outlet port, crushed(gently),  then tapped to dislodge any blockage from mud.  Cocoon silk from a spider or other bug will be a bit more difficult to dislodge.
     
    Tipping the motor will also reveal water flow from the water outlets, keep the motor in neutral and tip it forward allowing the lower unit to stay submerged.
     
    Hope this helps and good luck. 

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    Re: WATER PUMP 2015/07/27 12:24:25 (permalink)
    you know BeenThere, I'm starting to see what my wife means about me having tunnel vision.  All I was thinking was bad water pump and what it was going to cost to fix.  The simple solution never dawns on me. Never even considered this tube could become plugged.  I removed that little hose and it took a kabob stick (her idea too) to clean out the plug of gunk that was inside.  All clear now.  Thanks. 
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    Re: WATER PUMP 2015/07/27 12:40:18 (permalink)
    HA HA HAH....  know that "tunnel vision syndrome" very well................ cause I BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT!
     
    Glad I could help and happy it was a easy fix for ya...........  now go get them feeshes.

    Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you will feed him for a life time. ~Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie (1837–1919)~
     
     
     
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    Re: WATER PUMP 2015/07/27 13:19:24 (permalink)
    Wow, someone owes BTDT a beer!  Spot on advice young man.  Now get back out there and get to feeshin!
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    Re: WATER PUMP 2015/07/27 20:20:43 (permalink)
    AWWWWW.............. Fashaw.... feller's tweren't nuthin.  Nuthin a tall! 

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    Re: WATER PUMP 2015/07/29 07:29:09 (permalink)
    I use to put a golf tee in mine,as I went down the road it is usually falls out. If not it comes out as soon as you start the motor.The tees are super cheap and no bug problems!
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