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[QUOTE]tourneyman - 3/6/2016  10:42 PM

I purchased a 2005 boat a couple of years ago.  It came with a Mercury 200 EFI salt water version.  The motor had very low hours (60.1). As it turned out everything works great on this boat. I haven't had any problems with the motor but I noticed that the water stream from the pump was weak and spitting at times and not a constant stream.  If I put some RPM's to the motor the stream would get better.  I never had any warning tones that the motor was overheating.  I thought the impeller may have dried out or chipped with age so I replaced the impeller last year.  After replacement I was sure to get that solid stream and was disappointed that the results were the same.
Does anyone have any experience with this and a solution to this issue?  I'm sure this is not normal. Every other boat motor I see even when idling has a solid stream of water spewing out their motor. My 9.9 kicker motor has a stronger stream then the 200 hp. Any help would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]

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Posted 3/6/2016 10:42 PM (#808828)
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I purchased a 2005 boat a couple of years ago. It came with a Mercury 200 EFI salt water version. The motor had very low hours (60.1). As it turned out everything works great on this boat. I haven't had any problems with the motor but I noticed that the water stream from the pump was weak and spitting at times and not a constant stream. If I put some RPM's to the motor the stream would get better. I never had any warning tones that the motor was overheating. I thought the impeller may have dried out or chipped with age so I replaced the impeller last year. After replacement I was sure to get that solid stream and was disappointed that the results were the same.
Does anyone have any experience with this and a solution to this issue? I'm sure this is not normal. Every other boat motor I see even when idling has a solid stream of water spewing out their motor. My 9.9 kicker motor has a stronger stream then the 200 hp. Any help would be appreciated.