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Live Well Problem - Ranger RT198 - HELP!!!

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#1 ·
Caught some crappies put them in the live well. There was a couple inches of water in the live well. Turned the aerator to "auto" and very little water was pumping into the live well, however a large stream was coming out of the live well. Essentially it was pumping what little water I had in the live well out into the lake. I changed the switch to "manual" and had the same thing happen. I have another "T" shaped switch on the right hand side of the boat below the console below the ignition which can be set to Auto/Empty/Recirculate. I tried Auto and Recirculate and had the same results. Anyone have any ideas???
 
#2 ·
I don't have a switch like your auto/empty/recirculate but it sounds like from what you say it pumped the water out and the system did not add water to the live well. That seems like empty is the only function, maybe the valve is defective and when you turn the valve to different functions the inside does no move so you only have the one function. The handle turns and nothing inside happens. You may try filling the livewell manually with a bucket to see if it will recirculate or just pump the water out. You wouldn't have to be in the water to try this. A second thought is the water intake is clogged so it only empties and has no intake of water. My livewell draws draws in water from the lake and an overflow inside the tank allows water over a set depth to drain out. If the intake clogged I gues it would just empty the well. Good luck
 
#4 ·
I say take a "fish" snake( or some call it a Wall snake) and run it thru your water lines. My boat's old(78' BassHawk), wells fill up as soon as the boat hits the water because the drain line is wide open for both wells. Don't know how they are in the newer boats.
 
#9 ·
The t switch is your valve that decides where the water goes. You want to run in auto most places. Recirc is for nasty water and you dont want to bring it in to your livewell. The switch on the dash runs the pump. Auto fills for 4-5 minutes and repeats in a cycle. Manual is just what it says. The pump should bring a garden hose amount of water into your livewell. If not, chech the intake on transom for blockage.
 
#10 ·
Didn't think about it earlier but as with my boat, is your live well pump a Mayfair Cartridge pump? If it is, remove the cartridge and see if there's a blockage there. BTW, a few years ago I was having a heck of a time finding a water leak. After hours of filling boat and both live wells, separately that is, up with water, colored with deep red water coloring, checking all the hose connections I could find, and putting fiberglass and resin over any sign or hint of a crack , chip in my hull, without any results, when at the lake the next time, I noticed water leaking in around the O-Ring on the pump. Hahaha, easy fix in the long run.
 
#12 ·
Sounds like you have the flow-rite livewell system. Look for the red nozzle in your livewell. You should be able to push it in. This will allow water from the lake to be pulled in or when the handle is on the auto setting when you get on plane it will recirculate the water. When you pull the nozzle out it will pump out the water from the livewell.
 
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#19 ·
Inside live well..push or pull the valve ... I just bought a Ranger deep V I couldn't get mine to work either if your I just either pushed it or pulled it and it pumps it out the side of the boat. I just didn't know how it worked at the time should be able to read in your manual. Hope this helps

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