Hello,
My name is Chris and I live in Tampa, FL. I signed up to ask a question regarding a Nissan 4-stroke 6HP (NSF6BS) outboard that I purchased for my son a couple of weeks back. The outboard is a 2006 or 2008.
We have used the outboard a couple of times now and everything seemed fine. After use, we flush it by connecting a garden hose and letting it run on a wooden stand for a couple of minutes. Whenever we connect the garden hose, the little pee hole starts showing water. So far so good.
This weekend I noticed, that while running on the stand, not only did we have water coming from the pee hole, but also from the three little rearward facing openings/holes just on top of the cavitation plate. I had never seen that before. The water coming from there is really hot and it seems to be mixed with the exhaust gases. I removed the rubber grommet on the midsection and I can see the gear-shift-rod and water running inside the mid section exhaust. My question is, if that is normal. So when I flush, I see water coming from the pee hole, the three holes on the back just above the cavitation plate and little through the prop.
It just seems strange that the entire midsection, including the axle and the gear shift rod are under constant water and exhaust gas.
So far, I have replaced the thermostat and the thermostat gasket and replaced the drive shaft gasket. Now I am at a loss where all this water makes its way into the midsection and the exhaust. Could someone help me, please?
Here are some pictures:
My name is Chris and I live in Tampa, FL. I signed up to ask a question regarding a Nissan 4-stroke 6HP (NSF6BS) outboard that I purchased for my son a couple of weeks back. The outboard is a 2006 or 2008.
We have used the outboard a couple of times now and everything seemed fine. After use, we flush it by connecting a garden hose and letting it run on a wooden stand for a couple of minutes. Whenever we connect the garden hose, the little pee hole starts showing water. So far so good.
This weekend I noticed, that while running on the stand, not only did we have water coming from the pee hole, but also from the three little rearward facing openings/holes just on top of the cavitation plate. I had never seen that before. The water coming from there is really hot and it seems to be mixed with the exhaust gases. I removed the rubber grommet on the midsection and I can see the gear-shift-rod and water running inside the mid section exhaust. My question is, if that is normal. So when I flush, I see water coming from the pee hole, the three holes on the back just above the cavitation plate and little through the prop.
It just seems strange that the entire midsection, including the axle and the gear shift rod are under constant water and exhaust gas.
So far, I have replaced the thermostat and the thermostat gasket and replaced the drive shaft gasket. Now I am at a loss where all this water makes its way into the midsection and the exhaust. Could someone help me, please?
Here are some pictures: