I did the drill test…….. “Good News, Bad News”.
My 1/2″ drill, that fit on the 1/2″ driveshaft only put out
500 rpms.
My 3/8″ inch drill does 2500 rpms.
The driveshaft has 12 splines. A 7/16″, 3/8″ drive, 12 pt.
socket fits on the splines perfect.
So that was the only good news…….
I can’t get the pump to pump any water……… period.
I had the LU in 10 gallons of water, up to a point
well above the pump intake, and as high as if the
motor was on a boat.
I poured water in the pump discharge to see if I could
“prime the pump”, to no avail. It did blow the prime water out
of the pump discharge when I spun the driveshaft, so
that gives me hope that the impeller is still keyed to the
shaft.
I removed the intake screen, and with the LU in my
benchtop LU holder, I poured water in the pump discharge
and blew air in the bottom of the pump pick-up tube.
It blew water out, hence the pick-up tube is open.
I’ll take the pump back apart, and if I see nothing obvious,
I’ll try to determine if the pickup tube could be sucking air
at the bottom of the pump housing.
If that don’t work, I’ll stick in one of the old impellers that
was in it, and see what happens.
Someone reported that a “liner” inside the pump cavity
was necessary to make the housing cavity ID smaller
for the Honda impeller to work. More people said
it’s “Not necessary.
Hope I figure this out as I got another “Bailer” to revive!
Prepare to be boarded!