I have a 21ft Seacat with twin Honda 50s and blew a powerhead last season so I purchased a used ~2002 Honda 50hp this winter. This outboard had a weak pee stream and the previous owner said it needed a new impeller. So I changed the gaskets and impeller, which was in terrible shape, and the thermostat as well, but didn't see to get much of an increase in the pee stream. The engine gets very warm compared to the other engine and my concern is overheating. I poked some heavy fishing line up pee hole and not much came out. My concern is that chunks of the impeller made its water up into the water jacket and are clogging water flow. Does anyone have any ideas for where the water could be either getting blocked and escaping? Could there be a bad seal between pump and waterline and should I change the entire pump housing out? If I drop the lower unit and I hook a garden hose up to water line and try to flush crap out? I really don't want to have to rip the head off to rip the head off if I don't have too....
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