Hello everyone,
My name is Christopher and I am new to the forum. I just bought a 68 Tartan 27 with an A4. I am very new to engines and have been trying to educate myself so I can troubleshoot and perform maintenance on my own. Last weekend, I was removing the impeller.......let me rephrase that, I was attempting to remove the impeller. Access to the engine is very poor. I ended up removing most of the quarter berth paneling because the water pump is located just in front of the forward/reverse shift lever. Anyway, it is stuck. I have shredded the impeller trying to remove it. There simply isn't enough space/access for me to get my hands in there with a needle nose pliers, vice grip, regular pliers etc. to apply the necessary force to remove it. I can't imagine that an item that requires routine maintenance was intended to be this difficult to access and service. Do I need a special tool? Do I need to remove the water pump entirely? If that is the case, I can only see one of the two mounting bolts and I am afraid I will have the same space issue if I try to remove the pump. Any thoughts, ideas, criticisms would be much appreciated.
My name is Christopher and I am new to the forum. I just bought a 68 Tartan 27 with an A4. I am very new to engines and have been trying to educate myself so I can troubleshoot and perform maintenance on my own. Last weekend, I was removing the impeller.......let me rephrase that, I was attempting to remove the impeller. Access to the engine is very poor. I ended up removing most of the quarter berth paneling because the water pump is located just in front of the forward/reverse shift lever. Anyway, it is stuck. I have shredded the impeller trying to remove it. There simply isn't enough space/access for me to get my hands in there with a needle nose pliers, vice grip, regular pliers etc. to apply the necessary force to remove it. I can't imagine that an item that requires routine maintenance was intended to be this difficult to access and service. Do I need a special tool? Do I need to remove the water pump entirely? If that is the case, I can only see one of the two mounting bolts and I am afraid I will have the same space issue if I try to remove the pump. Any thoughts, ideas, criticisms would be much appreciated.
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