How Do You Install A Water Pump In An Outboard Motor?
Outboard motors are the workhorse motors of the boating industry. What frugal minded boater hasn’t at some point in his/her boating career run an outboard motor on one of his/her crafts? Outboard motors are fuel efficient, easy to operate, and relatively easy to maintain. Routine maintenance can keep older outboard models running for many years past their prime. One particular type of routine maintenance repair is replacing the water pump (the pump that draws water out of the engine). Particular problem areas are the rubber gaskets and impellers that are housed within the pump itself. Begin by removing the engine compartment bolts at the bottom of the engine housing. There should be three to four bolts around the perimeter of the housing that hold the bottom portion of the motor to the engine compartment. Slowly, but firmly pull the bottom housing away from the engine compartment housing. The bottom portion of the motor (which houses the water pump) will slide off easily. Disconnect th
