03 X-10 rear ballast

jbt200 · Posted: May 14, 2004 8:58 pm Post subject: 03 X-10 rear ballast

the rear ballast wont fill? we turn one on and can here it going, but we turn the other on and hear nothing.... anyone know where to start?

P hat in Cincy · Posted: May 15, 2004 4:55 pm Post subject:

Is it still under warranty? If so, take it in. I've been having problems with mine also. I have to "work them" to get them to fire sometimes. It seems the motor wasn't able to overcome reversing the impeller. Dealer found they were drawing 20 amps! Shocked

Should only draw 10.
Anyway...dealer called MC and MC is sending 3 replacement pumps. MC wants to know if they draw the same amperage once installed.

Have you had your impellers replaced under the impeller recall?

Check in the tech forums/recalls and service bulletins on www.mymastercraft.com

Later!

P hat in Cincy · Posted: May 15, 2004 5:07 pm Post subject:

Is it still under warranty? If so, take it in. I've been having problems with mine also. I have to "work them" to get them to fire sometimes. It seems the motor wasn't able to overcome reversing the impeller. Dealer found they were drawing 20 amps! Shocked

Should only draw 10.
Anyway...dealer called MC and MC is sending 3 replacement pumps. MC wants to know if they draw the same amperage once installed.

Have you had your impellers replaced under the impeller recall?

Check in the tech forums/recalls and service bulletins on www.mymastercraft.com

Later!

colefooter · Posted: May 15, 2004 5:07 pm Post subject:

That sounds weird.. my ballast fills up fine... i guess do what P hat in Cincy said

jbt200 · Posted: May 16, 2004 7:05 pm Post subject:

yea we go them to fill up yesterday .... by fukin with them for like 2 hours lol... and now today the front sack nor the back 2 one fill.... so we just got 2 big bumps in there... adn they take forever to fill lol

Bruky · Guest

colefooter, you have a malibu, they are talking about mastercrafts...STOP WITH THE USELESS POSTS! PLEASE!

friend was having problems with his x-star pumps on his 03 and was sent 3 new pumps only 2 weeks ago, so im sure that you should be able to have them sent to you. his dealer also told him to check in a month or so to see if that did the trick for sure...something to do with mastercraft wanting a report on them.

uspap · Outlaw Joined: 18 Jul 2003 Posts: 163

I have an 01 x-10. It is a common problem. Drive in reverse for 10 to 20 seconds with your pumps on. This should force prime them. Not sure on the amp draw. Because the pump is vortexing it could be causing more draw.

chocolatethunder · Newbie Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 26 City: Houston

my o3' pumps are weak also. get the new replacement impellers and cut off the round end on every other impeller blade with a pair of wire cutters. mine had the exact same problem and are working fine now. anymore problems and i'm sending all three units back to MC.

jbt200 · Posted: May 17, 2004 7:13 pm Post subject:

thats kinda shitty in my opinion, we buy a brand new 50k boat and the stuff is cheap and doesn;t work.... i wanna punch someone in the face when all teh weight we have in teh boat are the extra sacs we bought...

Nanistia · Outlaw Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 134 City: Orlando

Sounds like the kinda shizz that MOOMBA always gets slagged about.

Bruky · Guest

yeah, i gotcha. the thing is, when you are buying mastercraft, and a few other brands for that matter, you are paying a lot for the name, and for the team which is really associated the name part.

everytime something goes wrong with ours, or a friends malibu, mastercraft, or our nautique, it always seems to make companies like moomba seem really great, where you are getting a similar product for a sh!zzload cheaper...