Serial: 2B018828
Model: 1150P73EY
2014 150 Pro XS
I've been having water pressure issues since last fall. In September I replaced the water pump, which somewhat fixed it, but still wasn't getting the pressure I was used it. It was ok at like 14-15 psi, but nothing like the 20-22 I was getting. Last weekend pressure was terrible. About .6 - .7 at idle and maybe 10 psi at WOT. Temps were ok at WOT so I just didn't idle much and wanted to finish the tournament.
Today I replaced the water pump, poppet assembly, thermostats, cleaned the strainer. While replacing the water pump I decided to pull the pump base. There was water under there around the drive shaft and the gasket was in 3 pieces. So I replaced the gasket and o-ring on the pump base. Drained the lower unit and found a bit of water in there. It wasn't bad, not completely milky, but I could tell some water had gotten in.
After I put it all back together I ran it in the driveway on muffs. Getting 2.3 psi at idle and just about 6-7 psi at 1000 rpms, temps stabilize at 153 at idle, quickly drop when revved to 1000 rpm. Didn't want to run it any higher on muffs.
Does this sound like it's running correctly? Worth putting it on the water or should I be looking at something else?