I replaced a livewell pump that failed. The new pump will run but won't pump water. I backed the boat up and forced water into the pump and it started working. After i run the big motor and stop, the livewell pump won't pump again until I back the boat up again.
I have 2 livewell pumps that are mounted side by side thru hull for water pickup. I noticed that the one I replaced is rotated differently from the one that works. The off take from the pump going to the livewell is on the bottom instead of (about 2 o'clock on the one that works). Do the pumps have to be rotated in a particular direction for it to pick up water?