test without starting

[dondi]

hi guys
i have a 1985 thundercraft 140 hp io. my question is can i turn the engine over to see if gas goes thru fuel pump without doing damage to the water pump? if i dont fully connect fuel .so there is no chance it will start.i rent space on a farm to store the boat and have no access to water therefore cant put muffs on er

 

[paultjohnson]

Re: test without starting

If it had just been run and was wet, maybe 3-5 seconds wouldnt kill it. But it sounds like yours is bone dry. I would be tempted to take muffs hook up about 4- 5 feet of hose to em, Take a 5 gal pickle bucket full of water, set it on the stern so its higher then the impellar. Then use a funnel or some other way of dumping the water down the hose. I would think that would buy ya at least 30 seconds of h2o impellar lube.... My 2 cents !
BTW I love my T- Craft ! See below!