On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 01:23:58 GMT, Tom wrote:

Also, if there isn't any water available for running the engine, will
only the water pump impeller be destroyed if I run the engine for a few
seconds?

According to Mercury, yes, you would damage it. I have a Utopia 185 jet
boat with a Mercury 200 hp jet drive. The Merc manual says absolutely do
not run it without water. Note, there is a connection for a garden hose,
at least in mine.
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Larry
email is rapp at lmr dot com