I have the pump removed on my Wake 215 while I wait for a replacement wear ring and impeller to arrive. Is there any reason I cannot run the engine while the pump is removed? I wouldn't run it beyond idle, I just want to test a couple of things since it wasn't running well when the wear ring was eaten...
Run engine while jet pump removed?
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I would think you'd be ok as long as you have a hose going to it. But they get hot kind of quick. Very hard to diagnose on a hose as they ALMOST always run better since there is no load on the engine.
ski-d00
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If you remove the driveshaft, it will shoot oil all over the place out the back. You could stuff a rag in the opening but not really smart to do. I don't recommend running it without the pump on, the driveshaft will bounce around. I've done it but you need to be careful, things could go bad quickly.
I ran it for a couple of seconds at idle and the drive shaft started wobbling pretty badly so I shut it down. I really just wanted to hear it start since my wear-ring-jamming-in-the-pump issue caused it to die completely. The new impeller is due to arrive on Thursday so I'll just have to wait a few days more.
Thanks for the feedback guys.
Thanks for the feedback guys.
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