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| Author: | ric [ Tue Apr 14, 2015 6:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I know it's been said before, but check your impeller! |
That's not the first time sunscreen was used as lube. |
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| Author: | Vintage Beauty [ Tue Apr 14, 2015 7:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I know it's been said before, but check your impeller! |
ric wrote: That's not the first time sunscreen was used as lube. LOL. Almost spit out my scotch! |
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| Author: | fi.na.tine [ Tue Apr 14, 2015 8:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I know it's been said before, but check your impeller! |
Idiots at west marine.... Called them 2x to try and get the right impeller... "Oh yeah - so and so is checking on that - is it ok if he calls you back?" They never call. Tired of feeling like the fat ugly girl at the bar. I'll take the one I got back there and have a chat with the manager about it. |
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| Author: | LouC [ Tue Apr 14, 2015 9:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I know it's been said before, but check your impeller! |
Find a dealer that sells OE Penta parts, typically WM sells aftermarket except for Merc/Quicksikver |
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| Author: | fi.na.tine [ Wed Apr 15, 2015 12:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I know it's been said before, but check your impeller! |
The "OE" VP part is actually a rebranded old Johnson Pump part. I found a seller with "OE" impellers - $25 shipped. They are labeled as "OE" for indmar engines. |
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| Author: | rpengr [ Wed Apr 15, 2015 9:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I know it's been said before, but check your impeller! |
I have a local guy (Boathouse Marine) that is pretty good with VP parts. But I have also had good luck with http://www.volvopentastore.com As a matter of fact, I usually look up my part numbers on www.volvopentastore.com, then buy them from the local guy. |
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| Author: | ric [ Wed Apr 15, 2015 9:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I know it's been said before, but check your impeller! |
Ah yes, the joys of owning Volvo Penta: Everything is special order, nothing in stock. |
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| Author: | rpengr [ Wed Apr 15, 2015 9:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I know it's been said before, but check your impeller! |
ric wrote: Ah yes, the joys of owning Volvo Penta: Everything is special order, nothing in stock. Rick you are so right. My local guy only has the following VP parts in stock: Impellers, most hoses, gaskets, coils, fuel pumps, carb kits, props, some sensors, spark plugs, spark plug wires, distributor caps, rotors, and a few other things. Everything else he can get the next day. Oh, maybe you weren't right! |
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| Author: | ric [ Wed Apr 15, 2015 10:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I know it's been said before, but check your impeller! |
Here in Orlando out of the 50 Mercruiser dealers there's only two that deal with VP and nothing is ever in stock that's why I moved away from VP to MC when I bought the chap. My next boat will also be MC (and it's going to be really hard to find a mercruiser vista 248). |
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| Author: | LouC [ Thu Apr 16, 2015 12:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I know it's been said before, but check your impeller! |
I'm a believer in supporting local shops/part houses when you can. They can be helpful when you're in a jam. I have not had to take our boat back to the mechanics I use for about 9 seasons but I buy all my tune up parts, impellers, anodes from them each year because it keeps the relationship going. Not easy to find techs who really know OMCs... |
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| Author: | NiagaraChillin [ Fri Apr 17, 2015 5:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I know it's been said before, but check your impeller! |
fi.na.tine wrote: Idiots at west marine.... Called them 2x to try and get the right impeller... "Oh yeah - so and so is checking on that - is it ok if he calls you back?" They never call. Tired of feeling like the fat ugly girl at the bar. I'll take the one I got back there and have a chat with the manager about it. I use this site http://www.marinepartsexpress.com/ Excellent site with just about every VP part in stock. Super helpful on the phone too. I order all my impellers from there. |
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| Author: | fi.na.tine [ Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I know it's been said before, but check your impeller! |
Impeller in, lubed, connections made, double checked all hose clamps, top off the gas with a gallon of fresh and some stabilizer/conditioner, hooked it up to the muffs and it started on the second try. Ran better than it did when I bought it. Turned everything off, checked again for oil/h20 leaks, found nothing, washed it down, checked bilge pump activation, drained everything out of bilge and parked her back in the garage. Ready to hit the water next week. |
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