live well pump problem- need opinions

[Crow Hunter]

Put the batteries in my boat today. Everything seems to work except the live well water pump, it turns on for about 3 seconds and then turns off. I am running it in a dry condition but always did that in the spring before to test it and it always ran as long as I had the switch pulled out. Do you think the pump is likely shot? Thanks for any opinions.

[Dave]

Could just be clogged with debris. Remove the strainer shield and check it out 1st.

[marine_man]

Does this livewell have a timer on it, and are you running it in timer mode?

Otherwise it sounds pretty odd that it would repeatedly run for 3 seconds everytime you turn it off and on...

marine_man

[Crow Hunter]

Oops. I discovered that it is a fully automatic pump, so if there is no water present it will shut off after a couple of seconds. I could have sworn that in previous years it would run nonstop while I had it on the trailer. I did take it apart and clean the inside, so now it is ready to go for the season. Thanks for the help. CH