Water Pump Loosing Suction
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I start the motor, couple minutes goes by , starts to pump water out the headers. stops, comes out the right , comes out the left then stops. Could a leaking sea strainer cause this or strainer gasket ? Its obvious im loosing suction .No clogs or kinks in any hose. New impeller. New water hose also.
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Any leak in the intake side could cause it and so could a scored pump housing. How did it look when you were replacing the impeller??
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Are you sure that you replced the inlet hose on the raw water pump in the correct position? It is possible to switch them.
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