no water coming out at pee hole


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Old 03-28-09, 11:19 PM
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no water coming out at pee hole

Mercury 50 hp 4 cyl. about a '74 model
I changed the impellar myself for the first time. It was hard getting the impellar into the housing..but it's in. I don't think you can put one in upside down...yes, I did turn it clockwise.
I'm not sure of the little 2" tubing that I had to slip back under the housing water pump, and under that little tubing was a little rubber o ring. Anybody live close to Gadsden, Al??

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Old 03-29-09, 05:36 AM
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Not that its model related , I have a 77 Merc 500 (50hp).. but is this first startup after sitting a while ? Twice I had the tattletale-hole no water scare. Both times it was some kind of bug/etc that had crawled up the nozzle and plugged it. Try squeezing the nozzle around, maybe probe into it with something , but dont get too agressive with a small screwdriver or etc.. if its a bug it wont be too far up the pipe.

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Old 03-29-09, 09:05 PM
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I agree about the pluged tel-tale I use compressed air.
 
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Old 03-30-09, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by kyle johnson
Mercury 50 hp 4 cyl. about a '74 model
I changed the impellar myself for the first time. It was hard getting the impellar into the housing..but it's in. I don't think you can put one in upside down...yes, I did turn it clockwise.
I'm not sure of the little 2" tubing that I had to slip back under the housing water pump, and under that little tubing was a little rubber o ring. Anybody live close to Gadsden, Al??

Any suggestions?
Thanks
Just wondering when you changed the impeller did you reinstall the key way that locks the impeller on the shaft
 
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Old 04-02-09, 05:01 PM
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Yes...I put a little tiny bit of white multi-purpose grease (lubricant) to hold it on before sliding the impellar housing back down on it.
 
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Old 04-02-09, 08:49 PM
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I'm not familiar with that model, but does it have to worm up to open the thermostats before it will pee.
 
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Old 04-02-09, 09:13 PM
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No, it doesn't have to warm up and it doesn't have any thermostats.
 
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Old 04-15-09, 07:52 PM
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Had an issue with a motor that i had just purchased last year. Minimal water was flowing. When I took it to a mechanic, he advised that the water pump needed to be changed. $100 bucks later and she purred like a kitten.
 
 

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