SoCal Jet Boats
Tech Talk => Jet Pumps => Topic started by: ScreaminSeamen on June 03, 2013, 09:51:01 AM
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Hello i was at lake silverwood, ca this past Saturday with some family. Well they were inexperienced boaters and i had told them to hold up the rope so i would not get stuck, well of course they failed to do so. well i had a bunch of rope stuck in my impeller. I got the boat on the trailer and was able to cut most of it off although there's some i cannot rip out what are your guy's suggestions. Please i ave no idea as to get this issue fixed would prefer to do it my self! :mad: :mad: :mad: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
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pull intake great and cut it out.
disconnect driveline and turn pump reverse direction.
really only options.
Chris
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the intake grate under the boat correct? im sorry im new to working on theese >.< im not sure about theese issues disconnect the drive shaft from the engine and turn the pump counter clockwise to loosen the rop part thats stuck?
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I had the same problem, only I was not Able to take off the intake grate due to lack of tools at the river. I cut out most of the rope with long knife and I used a long lighter to burn off the little pieces I could not cut off. It worked at the river 2 years ago.
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Your in west covina,ca? thats where im located well the thing is the rope is nylon and im afraid of the nylon melting onto the shaft. I will try the lighter method today and see how it goes :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: Ruined my Day at the lake gosh man the lighter accessible wouldn't burn it off
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Take a good stick lighter and burn the rope off. thats if you cant get the intake grate off. :thumbup:
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your just going to have to work at it a little at a time. pull the inspection cover see if you can get some of it from there!
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or dont siconnect the driveline and pull spark plugs and rotate/bar the motor over backwards to un-do the rope.
chris
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If you have a long enough lighter there is no need to take off the intake grate. I did this in the parking lot at Katherine's landing
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I did this the first time I ever pulled a tube with the boat...Now I keep a razor sharp steak knife in the boat...have not needed it. Was able to cut out all 75' of rope with a dull knife...took over an hour...lots of 4-6 inch pieces
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Your lucky yoy were in the lake. I did this outside of Back Bay in Bulkhead,.ans the current immediately took charge. Luckily I was able to swim it over to the beach/ launch ramp just down river. I did this back in 07,.and I still have a little bit in there to this day. It doesn't effect anything being in there, its just a small amount, but funny
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Did you get it all out??
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Pull spark plugs turn motor backwards thats how i got rope out of mine. threw inspection cover. good luck!!