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Sucked up sand and now its slow

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HELP!!!!!!!!! with 2001 Ultra 454 jet boat
« on: April 22, 2020, 03:12:16 PM »
I have an 2001 ultra jet boat 454 big block. Last weekend i sucked up some sand and now it doesn't want to go but ten miles an hour. I hit the gas and it just revs up. Also i need to know what i can do with the porp to get more speed out of it. Thanks in advance for your help!!!!!
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JordanDangerfield

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Re: HELP!!!!!!!!! with 2001 Ultra 454 jet boat
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2020, 05:33:08 PM »
I have an 2001 ultra jet boat 454 big block. Last weekend i sucked up some sand and now it doesn't want to go but ten miles an hour. I hit the gas and it just revs up. Also i need to know what i can do with the porp to get more speed out of it. Thanks in advance for your help!!!!!
You probably have a rock or debris stuck in the impeller or bowl. Does it vibrate as well?

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TrollerDave

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Re: HELP!!!!!!!!! with 2001 Ultra 454 jet boat
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2020, 09:33:46 PM »
X2 on what Jordan said. Get under the back of the boat and take a look inside the intake. Make sure there is nothing in or blocking the front of the impeller. You might end up having to separate the bowl from the suction part of the jet. This will let you see the inside of the bowl and impeller.
This has happened to me twice. The first time, I found a rock in one of the vanes of my bowl. It was about 1 1/2" in diameter and 3" long. I have no idea how it got past the impeller. It did not make a noticeable difference in how it ran. I just happened to see the back of it while looking up the back of the nozzle.
The second time, I was idling out of a shallow marina, heard it scrape the bottom, and shut it off. I  floated to a deeper area and started it up and felt the vibration and it wouldn't go. Put it on the trailer. I didn't see anything. Took the jet apart, nothing. I put it back together an it ran fine.



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TrollerDave

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HELP!!!!!!!!! with 2001 Ultra 454 jet boat
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2020, 09:40:13 PM »
I have an 2001 ultra jet boat 454 big block. Last weekend i sucked up some sand and now it doesn't want to go but ten miles an hour. I hit the gas and it just revs up. Also i need to know what i can do with the porp to get more speed out of it. Thanks in advance for your help!!!!!
What you can do to get more speed.
The pump has to be tight, meaning good tolerances between the wear ring and impeller. Next would be to have the bowl and impeller detailed. This is all assuming you have the right size impeller to match you peak hp.

What kind of pump do you have? Do you have a place diverter? Ride plate?


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« Last Edit: April 22, 2020, 09:42:41 PM by TrollerDave »
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