2004 Suzuki DF140 (same as Johnson) water pump issues
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:21 am
Hey guys,
I really need your help! I’ll try and make this short…
2004 Suzuki DF140 (same as Johnson)
Last year due to a move in the middle of the summer I only used my boat twice in June 2013 everything was fine and my water pump was working…When came time to prepare it for winter in September 2013, I did like I always did I get all of oil for the the oil changes and I start the motor to empty out the fuel lines. This is where I notice that my “pee” hole was not spitting water…so I decided to store the boat guessing it was the impeller having issues.
Yesterday, I take the boat and set it up in the garage drain to the oil in the lower unit and start to take it apart to change the impeller (water pump) when I got there I noticed some signs of wear but nothing major so I change the impeller, plate and gasket like I’ve done many times already. Put everything back in place and sure enough…no “pee” from the hole still…
So I take the lower unit back off and I start fishing some “weed eater” line and blowing compressed air in every “Orifice” I can find...and still no pee…
I’ve undone the top thermostat bolts and everything seems dry at that end so seems like the water is not getting there…If I put the compressor in the part that slides into the water pump I can feel air coming from the valve whole in by the dip stick (when cap is undone of course) and the rubber line to the pee whole is clear as well…
Also, when I had the lower unit off I put the ear muffs on and I can see the water coming out of the water pump casing so it’s flowing at that point…
Anyone have any ideas on what to check next…at this point I’m willing to try anything, if I would know where the prostate is I would check it…
Thanks in advance.
I really need your help! I’ll try and make this short…
2004 Suzuki DF140 (same as Johnson)
Last year due to a move in the middle of the summer I only used my boat twice in June 2013 everything was fine and my water pump was working…When came time to prepare it for winter in September 2013, I did like I always did I get all of oil for the the oil changes and I start the motor to empty out the fuel lines. This is where I notice that my “pee” hole was not spitting water…so I decided to store the boat guessing it was the impeller having issues.
Yesterday, I take the boat and set it up in the garage drain to the oil in the lower unit and start to take it apart to change the impeller (water pump) when I got there I noticed some signs of wear but nothing major so I change the impeller, plate and gasket like I’ve done many times already. Put everything back in place and sure enough…no “pee” from the hole still…
So I take the lower unit back off and I start fishing some “weed eater” line and blowing compressed air in every “Orifice” I can find...and still no pee…
I’ve undone the top thermostat bolts and everything seems dry at that end so seems like the water is not getting there…If I put the compressor in the part that slides into the water pump I can feel air coming from the valve whole in by the dip stick (when cap is undone of course) and the rubber line to the pee whole is clear as well…
Also, when I had the lower unit off I put the ear muffs on and I can see the water coming out of the water pump casing so it’s flowing at that point…
Anyone have any ideas on what to check next…at this point I’m willing to try anything, if I would know where the prostate is I would check it…
Thanks in advance.