Mariner 3.5 2/S O/Board

[FAITIRA]

Anyone any experience of water pump problems? Just tried it today after it being layed up, no water at the telltale.
If the impellor is clapped, which I suspect, any suppliers of spares?
Advice/experience of fitting same, gratefully recieved. Bill.

 

[bazobeleza]

more likely the telltale is encrusted and blocked, give it a poke with some piano wire before stripping the impeller out.

 

[FAITIRA]

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more likely the telltale is encrusted and blocked, give it a poke with some piano wire before stripping the impeller out.

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Thanks Barry.Tried that, no go, but I aim to put it on the ding tomorrow and try it again, but I have a premonition it,s the imp. It was a bit feeble last year despite prodding. Bill.

 

[Stemar]

A professional service once in a while does no harm. I paid about £70 for a full service, including an impellor and anode when I fed my Tohatsu a meal of mud last year.

 

[FAITIRA]

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A professional service once in a while does no harm. I paid about £70 for a full service, including an impellor and anode when I fed my Tohatsu a meal of mud last year.

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Thanks Steve, that wasn,t expensive, I will enquire here, I would be happy to pay that inc bits. Bill.

 

[VicS]

If it helps you may find a manual for your engine, if its not too old, in the "download center" at www.marinepower.com

 

[misterg]

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Anyone any experience of water pump problems? Just tried it today after it being layed up, no water at the telltale.
If the impellor is clapped, which I suspect, any suppliers of spares?
Advice/experience of fitting same, gratefully recieved. Bill.

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How old is it?

If the piano wire hasn''t done the trick, try giving it a blast of compressed air up the pee-hole - a bike pump will do, or stick the hose on it.

Andy

 

[toad]

Unlikely to be the impeller, more likely to be the waterways in the block/head bunged up. Take the head of and scrap out with a bit of wire.

 

[FAITIRA]

Thanks a lot Vic, I will have a look at that. Bill.

 

[FAITIRA]

I don,t know it,s age, I inherited it with the boat, thou top is shabby, the rest looks ok, so I don,t think its that old. I have always flushed it before hibernation. I will attack it again later and report back. Thanks Andy, Bill.

 

[FAITIRA]

Toad, thanks for that, I check round to see if I can get a new head gasket here before I do that, but certainly it would be no harder than taking the leg off if a bunged head is an equally likely possibility.

 

[FAITIRA]

Thanks fellas for the replys, BUT, please refer to new post re, "My Leg Won,t Fit". advice appreciated, again!!! Bill.