1984 60 hp johnson no water flow

[romperstomper]

just bought 14' mckee craft with 60 hp johnson, no water flows out, guy said he replaced water pump. I poured water in tube and blew air in and it comes out the bottom dosent seem to be blocked would thermostat have anything to do with it? the old impeller is in pretty bad shape, any ideas?

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 1984 60 hp johnson no water flow

no water means the impeller has failed, or the water tube is miss aligned, the thermostats, have nothing to due with the pee stream, but no pee stream, no cooling.

side note, just because you have the pee stream, does not mean the tstats are opening and cooling the motor, thats for future reference.

 

[romperstomper]

Re: 1984 60 hp johnson no water flow

thanx tashasdaddy, im going to take it apart first thing in morning any tricks I have a seloc repair manual to help

 

[grid]

Re: 1984 60 hp johnson no water flow

Before dropping the gearcase, remove the pee tobe from its fitting and make sure a mud dauber hasn't built a nest in the tube. That'll save a wasted weekend.

 

[romperstomper]

Re: 1984 60 hp johnson no water flow

that was the first thing I did before I got rained out also removed all bolts in trim tab do you need to remove prop?

 

[romperstomper]

Re: 1984 60 hp johnson no water flow

Is it possible the guy put the impeller in backwards?

 

[HighTrim]

Re: 1984 60 hp johnson no water flow

If its a brand new impeller, they cant go in backwards. You should remove the prop, just for safety's sake, in case it gets ruined in the lu removal. The grommet on top of the impeller housing is a prime suspect for water flow blockage. Make sure that it is seated nicely on the impeller housing, and that when you slide the water line in it during re application of the lu, you dont shift it in any way or push it deeper into the housing. Also check the intake area while you have it down. GL Chris

 

[romperstomper]

Re: 1984 60 hp johnson no water flow

thanx hightrim for the advice its my first time tearing into an outboard so ill take all the advice i can get

 

[romperstomper]

Re: 1984 60 hp johnson no water flow

took the foot off, tore the impeller apart, blew air in water tube, put all back together, water is a nice steady stream. headed to the lake to see how she runs!