Re: Mercury Mark 6 Tale Tale?

[Buccaneer]

Went back to the garage after super, had the lower unit off in about
three minutes…… wish it went back together that fast!
Stuck the lower unit in a 5 gal buck full of water, attached drill to
drive shaft, and yelled "Hit it"…….. I found that the spark plug
boot I put on top of the pump discharge tube for an elbow to
prevent getting squirted in the face, was totally un-needed!
Didn’t pump one drop. Yes, I was running the drill clockwise.
Started pulling apart the lower unit, and could see that the
impeller was turning as I spun the drive shaft by hand.
Check all passages from the inlets by the prop to the discharge
tube. All okay. Decided to pull the impeller out for further inspection.
Brass hub was somewhat stuck on the shaft. As I was trying
to pry the impeller up with a couple of little screwdrivers, I noticed
that the rubber was real loose on the brass hub, and it actually
pulled off the hub.
It was a $15 impeller from Vintageoutboard.com.
I remember it was a bugger getting that impeller started in the
pump housing. So, now I’m wondering if there was something
wrong with the fit of the impeller, i.e., oversized, too thick,
something wrong with the way the housings went together, or
just a back impeller.
Anyone else have problems with cheap impellers?
I see Crowley has OEM props for $24. Thoughts???????
Thanks, Bucanneer

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