"Purchased a new 2008 15 hp Ho
"Purchased a new 2008 15 hp Honda kicker and upon initial checkout, the cooling system worked fine. A month later (after I ran my main motor dry) I started the Honda and noticed no water spraying out the back. I was able to restart my main and once home placed the Honda in a garbage can of water and after starting, could not get any water to spray out the back indicator port.
I purchased a garden hose adapter and upon installation to the motor, everything appeared fine (water spraying out the back as well as water running out the lower unit intake ports) but after placing the lower unit back into the can of water, again could not get the water pump to draw water up into the motor or spray out the back. The motor sounds fine (no grinding or clanking sounds).
My suspicion is that the water pump is defective but is there a chance that a thermostat is to blame or perhaps a pump shaft or gear being broken. How can I tell (for certain) what is wrong without sending the motor back to the dealer or tearing the motor apart?"
"Purchased a new 2008 15 hp Honda kicker and upon initial checkout, the cooling system worked fine. A month later (after I ran my main motor dry) I started the Honda and noticed no water spraying out the back. I was able to restart my main and once home placed the Honda in a garbage can of water and after starting, could not get any water to spray out the back indicator port.
I purchased a garden hose adapter and upon installation to the motor, everything appeared fine (water spraying out the back as well as water running out the lower unit intake ports) but after placing the lower unit back into the can of water, again could not get the water pump to draw water up into the motor or spray out the back. The motor sounds fine (no grinding or clanking sounds).
My suspicion is that the water pump is defective but is there a chance that a thermostat is to blame or perhaps a pump shaft or gear being broken. How can I tell (for certain) what is wrong without sending the motor back to the dealer or tearing the motor apart?"