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| How long are you save to run an outboard without water hooked up to it?
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Location: Stevens Point, Wi. | Not safe at all. The impeller will wear very rapidly without water to lubricate and cool. |
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| I turned it over and it idled for about 2 or 3 seconds. Is it ok? If not is it hard or expensive to replace the impeller?
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Location: Stevens Point, Wi. | That short a period shouldn't hurt. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | That depends on if it was really dry or frozen. Check the impeller by backing the rig into the water on the trailer and firing it up before getting too far from the shore. |
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| Is it hard or expensive to replace?
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Not too bad as far as expense, I'd have a dealer do it and check the lower unit at the same time. |
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| Not too expensive for the impellor. I think the last one I did was $40 for the kit at Fleet Farm. Took about an hour, and that included draining and replacing the lube. |
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Location: Roseau | I ran the motor last night it ran great and was spittin water, everything seems ok!!
It was the first time running it since I purchased it earlier this winter. Now cant wait for the ice out to get out and run it some!! |
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