That don't sound right at all...during startup, even if the impeller was installed wrong it should flip itself over to the proper orientation anyway..maybe the impeller was so old it lost its elasticity and became hard thus not flipping over??? i dunno..

 

A impeller im pretty sure will still pump water if its put in backwards.
Only thing I can think of is, It didn't have much water in it to lubricate it under start up this time and thats why it locked up.

 

I am the owner of the boat, when I removed the impeller from the housing for inspection I could find nothing wrong with the impeller or the housing. I even brought it to a mechanic for a 2nd opinion. He could find nothing wrong with it and said he would re-use it.

I did buy a new impeller kit, installed it last night and plan on starting the engine tonight. But I am a little concerned because I don't understand what happen.

Any other ideas?

 

The engine could of kicked backwards on a compression push after shut down or a backfire. Make sure you have the intake and engine side hoses on the same way or the correct way for engine pump rotation or it will not pump water.

 

Sometimes you just have to take credit for fixing it and move on...

 

Thanks for the comments, I will run it tonight and see what happens.

Ken

 

Have a friend that had the same thing happen.It was the bearing on the pump shaft that seized up.Did you try to turn the pump with no impeller in it??His would turn but it was under load.I guess when hot it wouldn't turn and the serp. belt just slipped and started smoking.

 

I did check that, it seem fined. I was able to turn the pully by hand and there was no wobble in the shaft.

I started it last night ran it for 10 min and everything worked right. I am confused?

Thanks

 

After sitting for a few weeks I have had them lock up and won't turn with the serpentine belt. So reached down and turned it by hand 1st then worked fine.

Impeller should be replaced every year. Only way you can be sure it will last the season...

 

I did check that, it seem fined. I was able to turn the pully by hand and there was no wobble in the shaft.

I started it last night ran it for 10 min and everything worked right. I am confused?

Thanks

His also turned with no wobble,it was not spinning freely though.It should be able to free wheel with a slight flip of the finger.When things get hot they get tight.

 

You might also try to squirt some from dish soap on it when putting it back together... It will slip some at startup and won't be so hard on it...

 

Thanks the feedback, I appreciate every ones help. The boat is back together and seems to run fine. I will be running it next weekend at Torch Lake and will see what happens.