mhperry
08-17-2008, 10:44 PM
Thanks to all who have posted info on overheating issues in the past. My 04 XLV V-drive overheated this weekend. New boat owner situation. Idled out to no wake zone (10 minutes), hit throttle and boat chugged and went back to idle speed. I see from previous posts this may be limp along mode. Temp reached 230s. Shut off after a few minutes of retrying and got tow back to dock. Just opened up Raw Water pump to find an impeller with no flaps (shredded). Concerned this could be more than an impeller replacement need - running dry could have caused impeller to shread.
I have a few detailed questions to ask.
1. What happened to pieces of impeller.. ..where do I look to see if the pieces are lodged somewhere? I see from postings there are a few filters to check. Not sure where to look for these. Tight spaces in the v-drive
2. Intake appears to be on starboard side but for ballast system (previous post mentioned starboard side for intake). Think cooling system intake is on Port side. (I had to manually close ballast intake due to issue with system filling by self even though valves are in up position). How do I check cooling system intake for clogging w/o damaging anything or causing future leakes. Drive shaft already drips 1 per 2 seconds.
3. Is there a way to tell if water pump is bad? not sure where the thermostat is or if I found it how to tell if it was bad
Simple explanations help as I am a first time boat owner. Some of the previous posts were a bit harder to follow, particularly for answers to Qs 1 and 3. Pictures are helpful if available. Thanks!
I have a few detailed questions to ask.
1. What happened to pieces of impeller.. ..where do I look to see if the pieces are lodged somewhere? I see from postings there are a few filters to check. Not sure where to look for these. Tight spaces in the v-drive
2. Intake appears to be on starboard side but for ballast system (previous post mentioned starboard side for intake). Think cooling system intake is on Port side. (I had to manually close ballast intake due to issue with system filling by self even though valves are in up position). How do I check cooling system intake for clogging w/o damaging anything or causing future leakes. Drive shaft already drips 1 per 2 seconds.
3. Is there a way to tell if water pump is bad? not sure where the thermostat is or if I found it how to tell if it was bad
Simple explanations help as I am a first time boat owner. Some of the previous posts were a bit harder to follow, particularly for answers to Qs 1 and 3. Pictures are helpful if available. Thanks!