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Bummer. The plan was to not run the boat hard this weekend at all, so I could run Bakersfield next weekend.
I kept my foot out of it all weekend, till this morning, and I just did a few burnouts and some 1/8 mile stuff to test my new impeller, and she let go after a semi hard run. :frown: Not happy. Heres pics..
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Thanks to Riodog for helping me out.
I honestly thought she was going down, I had alot of water in the boat after it blew apart.
Thanks for a fun weekend everyone.
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Wow, Looks like you are lucky to still have a boat!
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Hey...you're lucky there was a bowl on there holding that thing together.
Thin casting? Are you running a pump support?
Now you're where I was last time we went to Ming. Get off the 'puter and get to work! I'm sure you know someone who has another suction piece laying around. :cool:
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Ya Im lucky to have a boat for sure. You wouldn't believe how fast it filled up with water. It was up to the seat frame in seconds. I headed straight for shore, and the leaking wasn't too bad after I shut it down.
Steel, yes probably a thin,poor casting. I believe the older housings like this one are thinner than the newer ones. Im going to weigh out ALL of my options before I get a new one.
Oh yes, it may be another thrash.
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CS19,
It looks like you did some thinning of your own on that suction piece. A bit of smoothing I mean. I am glad you got it out safely. You say the older ones are thinner that is not good. There are a lot of older ones on the water too. Now get to work. :D
Jim
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CS19,
Is everything else OK ???? :idea:
Jim
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cs19,
Didn't you just break a handhole cover????? :idea:
:cool: Jim :coffeycup
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I didnt thin it out, I only removed the casting flaws,etc.Thats not why it broke.
Yes I broke a HH cover in Needles a while back as well.
Everything else in the jet was perfect.
If there were things I could do, Id be doing them, I need parts before I can proceed.
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Chris, you musta been turnin wrenches like a mad man to get that thing apart that fast !
I dont mess around.Its been out for a few hours already :D
Thanks for the billet back scratcher. :D Those are cool.
Ill keep in touch.
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cs19,
Thats why I corrected myself, and said SMOOTHING. I hate that it happend to ya. I am glad you all had a good time.
Jim