"I have a 1987 2.5 HP Evinrude
"I have a 1987 2.5 HP Evinrude that I just bought.
I ran it in a tank yesterday and it seemed to overheat. The motor quit after about 2 or 3 minutes of running and then it seemed much harder to pull the starter rope (I was not trying to start, just see if it was frozen). After about 2 hours I pulled the rope again, and it seemed to be back to normal, but I did not start it.
The plate under the top got really hot, enough to sizzle water that I threw on to it. Unfortunately at that time I did not know where the water outlet was to check for output.
I do now and will re-run it tonight to see what I get out. I was told the water should spit out and not have a direct stream. Is that correct?
I had the water about 3 to 4 inches above the inlet and the water in the tank was quite turbulent when it was running, could that have kept the water cooling from working properly?
If I don't get water output tonight, I will shut down immediately and plan on changing the impeller
Any other suggestions or comments.
Thanks Bassman"
"I have a 1987 2.5 HP Evinrude that I just bought.
I ran it in a tank yesterday and it seemed to overheat. The motor quit after about 2 or 3 minutes of running and then it seemed much harder to pull the starter rope (I was not trying to start, just see if it was frozen). After about 2 hours I pulled the rope again, and it seemed to be back to normal, but I did not start it.
The plate under the top got really hot, enough to sizzle water that I threw on to it. Unfortunately at that time I did not know where the water outlet was to check for output.
I do now and will re-run it tonight to see what I get out. I was told the water should spit out and not have a direct stream. Is that correct?
I had the water about 3 to 4 inches above the inlet and the water in the tank was quite turbulent when it was running, could that have kept the water cooling from working properly?
If I don't get water output tonight, I will shut down immediately and plan on changing the impeller
Any other suggestions or comments.
Thanks Bassman"