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Jet Pumps / Re: jet pump maintenance
« on: February 26, 2008, 11:58:03 AM »
anyone out there

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Not that it's a bad idea or practice but since your pumping grease into your bearing every time out , where is it all goin.
-beerjet-
aaaa, which jet? some brands use grease and gear oil / and some use grease only
1st. remove all rocks and pieces of rope from impeller and grate on bottom of boat
2nd. use lots of lube or gear oil....i lube the bearings everytime i go out
3dr. check all cable connections for froze up or rusted cables...i guess thats it......not much to do to a jet , just dont suck anything but water up in it...
they serve 2 purposes....
First...they allow you to disconnect the drive line from the pump so you can run it on the trailer without worrying about burning up your pump....
second, they have a ratchet system on them to allow the pump to continue to spin and allow water to pass through in the event of an unplanned shutdown. in a tunnel/cat like your daytona....i dont think you have much to worry about. but in a v bottom or gullwing style boat, you will see violent bow steering. I got a small taste of it when my rogers blew.
