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Tech Talk => Jet Pumps => Topic started by: morris951 on July 25, 2015, 04:08:58 PM

Title: No forward or reverse
Post by: morris951 on July 25, 2015, 04:08:58 PM

Hey I'm new here got my first jet boat a year ago, replaced seals and bearing on Berk 12jg a and now when I put it in the water I have no forward or reverse at first like air is trapped please help

Title: Re: No forward or reverse
Post by: carrera202 on July 25, 2015, 04:41:54 PM

Quote from: morris951 on July 25, 2015, 04:08:58 PM

Hey I'm new here got my first jet boat a year ago, replaced seals and bearing on Berk 12jg a and now when I put it in the water I have no forward or reverse at first like air is trapped please help

does it have a droop? How are you launching it?


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Title: Re: No forward or reverse
Post by: carrera202 on July 25, 2015, 04:42:34 PM

Fwrd/reverse gate open or closed


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Title: Re: No forward or reverse
Post by: morris951 on July 25, 2015, 04:46:41 PM

Yes it does. . . I don't back in fast or anything I have tried leaving it tied to the dock for a couple minutes to see if that would help but it don't, I've asked a few people that have had jets for years but no one has ever heard of this

Title: Re: No forward or reverse
Post by: morris951 on July 25, 2015, 04:47:04 PM

Open

Title: Re: No forward or reverse
Post by: philofab on July 25, 2015, 05:44:27 PM

A rock or something else in the impeller? Missing woodruff key?


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Title: Re: No forward or reverse
Post by: morris951 on July 25, 2015, 05:50:26 PM

No, could the rope seals or anything else I did to it make it do this? But in forward or reverse with throttle does nothing then all of a sudden it will go

Title: Re: No forward or reverse
Post by: jimpen on July 25, 2015, 06:23:41 PM

Quote from: morris951 on July 25, 2015, 04:08:58 PM

Hey I'm new here got my first jet boat a year ago, replaced seals and bearing on Berk 12jg a and now when I put it in the water I have no forward or reverse at first like air is trapped please help

. This is normal with s droop. You can open the bucket up and back in faster it helps a little. If you don't like it you can install a air bleed.  Most of us are use to it.


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Title: Re: No forward or reverse
Post by: morris951 on July 25, 2015, 06:25:14 PM

Thank you

Title: Re: No forward or reverse
Post by: morris951 on July 25, 2015, 06:25:45 PM

Makes me feel better I'm not the only one

Title: Re: No forward or reverse
Post by: jimpen on July 25, 2015, 08:36:01 PM

Quote from: morris951 on July 25, 2015, 06:25:14 PM

Thank you

your welcome sir


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