When I put the prop & water intakes into the tub of water and ran the engine for about 2 mins, while watching the temp gauge, I noticed about a 1/8 or less handful of rust particiles from the prop exhaust. Got to thinking, if I see this much rust from a boat that has a new used engine swap but & only 7.5 (not 3 as previously stated) hours, what else am I going to find?
My biggest question is , should I fill the antifreeze tank to full and put the tub or water muffs back on and try running it again? Or should I just order a lower unit stern drive water pump assembly rebuild kit? What kind of bill would I expect to see from a boat shop --- labor wise, since I already know the impellor parts price
Last edited by moneyhole; 03-03-2011 at 09:54 PM.
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