Finally launched yesterday, engine started and ran fine, but was not pissing water.
Tried reving it up and got a little bit of flow, then nothing. Got overheat alarm, managed to get it back on the trailer. The pee hole was clear and I could blow back through the hose with my mouth, backed it into the water again, still no water.
Took it home, opened up the thermostat housing, thermostat is very cruddy and seized partially open. Tried oiling it in water, it never moved, heated it up slowly to 190F, will replace it.
History- have only had the motor since last Sep, it has never flowed a hard stream of water, so I replaced the impeller this winter, just the impeller.
Last fall I could not get the motor to piss any water while connected to the muffs, I bought the hose flush attachment for the back of the outboard and flushed it that way.
From what I've read on here, I can/should:
1. run a filament line up through the pee hole and then some compressed air
2. flush down through the thermostat housing with a garden hose
3. If this cleared some blockage, I should then be getting water out the pee hole while doing the flush via the thermostat?
After installing a new thermostat I should be getting water out the pee hole with the muffs?
Any advice or thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Don
Tried reving it up and got a little bit of flow, then nothing. Got overheat alarm, managed to get it back on the trailer. The pee hole was clear and I could blow back through the hose with my mouth, backed it into the water again, still no water.
Took it home, opened up the thermostat housing, thermostat is very cruddy and seized partially open. Tried oiling it in water, it never moved, heated it up slowly to 190F, will replace it.
History- have only had the motor since last Sep, it has never flowed a hard stream of water, so I replaced the impeller this winter, just the impeller.
Last fall I could not get the motor to piss any water while connected to the muffs, I bought the hose flush attachment for the back of the outboard and flushed it that way.
From what I've read on here, I can/should:
1. run a filament line up through the pee hole and then some compressed air
2. flush down through the thermostat housing with a garden hose
3. If this cleared some blockage, I should then be getting water out the pee hole while doing the flush via the thermostat?
After installing a new thermostat I should be getting water out the pee hole with the muffs?
Any advice or thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Don