kbsunlovers
New Member
Greetings all!
I opened up my Alpha drive today to change out the impeller & found a significant amount of Columbia River bottom (& perhaps a wad of DB Cooper's cash) in the cavity in front of the pump housing (where the shift linkage passes through). Perhaps a half-cup of sandy, gooey mud. The impeller was in decent shape for a bit over 100 hours. No missing bits, worn but not overly so.
A couple of questions for those who have been down this road a few more times than I.
1) Is this semi-normal?
2) I'm assuming this area drains to the deep blue through the channel at the front of the lower unit - I haven't dug that far yet but will keep excavating.
3) I've had a chronic high-rpm temp issue for the last few months - perhaps expected with a fully-closed (San Juan) Alpha/5.7, but I'm wondering if the mud is related.
Any guidance appreciated, pointing and laughing tolerated as well.
-Brian
I opened up my Alpha drive today to change out the impeller & found a significant amount of Columbia River bottom (& perhaps a wad of DB Cooper's cash) in the cavity in front of the pump housing (where the shift linkage passes through). Perhaps a half-cup of sandy, gooey mud. The impeller was in decent shape for a bit over 100 hours. No missing bits, worn but not overly so.
A couple of questions for those who have been down this road a few more times than I.
1) Is this semi-normal?
2) I'm assuming this area drains to the deep blue through the channel at the front of the lower unit - I haven't dug that far yet but will keep excavating.
3) I've had a chronic high-rpm temp issue for the last few months - perhaps expected with a fully-closed (San Juan) Alpha/5.7, but I'm wondering if the mud is related.
Any guidance appreciated, pointing and laughing tolerated as well.
-Brian