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flj50 posted 09-11-2005 01:22 PM ET (US)
Earlier I had written about a clunking random noise only at idle RPM. Most felt it was the jet/impeller that was the source and a few guys suggested just increasing the idle setting until it stops. This morning I took the boat out in the water and ran it for a while (the noise gets worse and more frequent after using the boat for about 1/2 hour). I then stopped the boat and "disconnected" the impeller like you would to clean out seaweed. I figured I would then know if the impeller had some sort of wobble causing the mystery noise. When I restarted the engine, the noise was worse and almost continuous. What do you think? It seems to me that it must be something in the gearbox.
BOB KEMMLER JR posted 09-11-2005 02:43 PM ET (US)
not to be a wise arse,but have you checked the gearbox fluid level?
flj50 posted 09-13-2005 04:48 PM ET (US)
Yes Bob, I checked the fluid. No discoloration, no odor, no metal shavings that I could detect. Any other suggestions?

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Author	Topic: Rage15-Mystery Noise Update
flj50	posted 09-11-2005 01:22 PM ET (US) Earlier I had written about a clunking random noise only at idle RPM. Most felt it was the jet/impeller that was the source and a few guys suggested just increasing the idle setting until it stops. This morning I took the boat out in the water and ran it for a while (the noise gets worse and more frequent after using the boat for about 1/2 hour). I then stopped the boat and "disconnected" the impeller like you would to clean out seaweed. I figured I would then know if the impeller had some sort of wobble causing the mystery noise. When I restarted the engine, the noise was worse and almost continuous. What do you think? It seems to me that it must be something in the gearbox.
BOB KEMMLER JR	posted 09-11-2005 02:43 PM ET (US) not to be a wise arse,but have you checked the gearbox fluid level?
flj50	posted 09-13-2005 04:48 PM ET (US) Yes Bob, I checked the fluid. No discoloration, no odor, no metal shavings that I could detect. Any other suggestions?