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Location: Hugo, MN | Pull the hood and follow the discharge hose back from the outlet nozzle. Pull the hose off at the nozzle end and run the motor again. If there is debris in the hose, you will likely get it out this way. Also, try massaging the hose all the way up to where it connects to the head. If there is sand in there, you'll feel it. If sand works its way into the discharge hose it will usually not make it thru the nozzle. You'll see a split stream or a restricted stream when this happens.
If you are on the water and see this happen you can poke a steel leader into the nozzle and just feel for blockage. If it's there you can pull the hose off the nozzle and let it blow out. I've done this more than once. Usually it happens at shallow boat launches when you stir up the bottom. |
