water pump HELP

[dbelanger24]

hey guys.

I have a Mercury 200 20 h.p. and I've been doing work in it. latest thing was getting the motor to idle down in neutral so it wouldn't slam into gear anymore.

While i was tinkering with it i had it in a rather large rubber barrel. Water pump was and allways has pumped fine, a good stream coming out that is.

After finally fixing the idle now the impeller takes probably 30 seconds to spit water out of the pee whole. I almost have to rev it up to get it to spit the water out. Is this because i messed with the idle speed or did i ruin the water pump in some way?

 

[bulldog]

Depending on how long it has been since you replaced the impeller, I would do it just in case. You probably don't need the whole pump housing. It may take you an hour to replace it.

 

[dbelanger24]

bulldog » 17 Aug 2013, 10:37[/url]"]Depending on how long it has been since you replaced the impeller, I would do it just in case. You probably don't need the whole pump housing. It may take you an hour to replace it.

well it was working perfect and then i mess with the idle 10 minutes later doesn't work the same

 

[bulldog]

dbelanger24 » Today, 08:58[/url]"]

bulldog » 17 Aug 2013, 10:37[/url]"]Depending on how long it has been since you replaced the impeller, I would do it just in case. You probably don't need the whole pump housing. It may take you an hour to replace it.

well it was working perfect and then i mess with the idle 10 minutes later doesn't work the same

Then don't mess with it. Keep an eye on it and make sure it is pissing.