Replacing Water Pump

[BeeBasser]

A friend's water pump has quit working on his 40 hp tracker engine. It is a 94 to 96 model. He is an auto mechanic but has never done any marine motor work. How difficult is the water pump to replace and could someone give simple instructions or a web site to find them.

Thanks for any help that I could pass on to him.

 

[wrechin2]

Question........Has it simply quit peeing or is it overheating????? To test for a stopped up pee tube (simply a indicator), start the engine on the water muffs. If water is running out around the prop after running for 15-20 seconds, then the pump is working. But still need to be changed.

That is going to be a Yamaha made Mercury. The linkage on it is a turnbuckle and pretty easy to do especially if he is a auto mechanic. Usually when the pump has failed, the impeller has come apart and some of the and pieces are shoved into the engine and will cause problems later on when they plug up the water passages.

Feel free to pass on my number and I will be happy to explain how to remove the lower on it or pm me his email address and I will send him the section out of the factory manual in PDF on removal of the lower and replacement of the pump. emoToast emoToast

 

[BeeBasser]

Thanks Very Much James,

I'll pass this information on to him, His name is Don, he may be giving you a call.

Dennis (Beebasser)

 

[wrechin2]

Here is a link to the section. I just download it to a host site I use. Here is the information emoToast emoToast

http://www.mediafire.com/?wya50vtmm0j

 

[BeeBasser]

Thanks again James, I sent the web site to my friend.

 

[wrechin2]

No problem! Glad to help. emoGrouphug