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fishingconi

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hi advice please i ran my john

hi advice please i ran my johnson outboard in low power to get me back to shore after she stoped spurting water out of the pee hole i tried clearing it at sea but no joy so i ran her for shore in low revs. i since cleared the blockage with wire. spurting well now but do you think i have done any damage to it she starts up no problem and runs in barrel ok not tried her at sea full throttle
 
did you tilt the motor while a

did you tilt the motor while at sea to see if there was any debris (plastic bag) blocking the water intake on the lower unit?

How long did it take you to get back to shore?

Is the water streaming from the pee hole now?
 
"did the over heat alarm sound

"did the over heat alarm sound?
the stream of water is only an indicator of water flow thru the engine,water could have been flowing anyhow/cooling.i do reccomend pulling the plugs and checking for water in cylenders.
plugs should be light brown in color/not steam cleaned.
post back with a little more info,keeping it at low rpm was the right thing to do."
 
yes i checked for debris nothi

yes i checked for debris nothing. it took me about 20mins to get back to shore the water is now streaming ok now slight water coming out of exhaust i pushed strimmer twine up the tube before that i tried blowing & sucking pee tube
it felt blocked the engine has not had a fresh water flushing till this happened could it have been a salt build up
 
"if it a tiller prob wont have

"if it a tiller prob wont have alarm,do you have a control box,when turn on the key do you hear a short beep/buzz"
 
yes i have a control box no be

yes i have a control box no beep or buzz sound it was ok last time out the only thing i have changed is i fitted a hdyrofoil fins would this cause or affect it in anyway

regards ian
 
hydr foil fins should not affe

hydr foil fins should not affect the cooling.
what is the year of your motor/
johnson 30 " "
it should have an alarm.
 
top man all this information f

top man all this information fantastic does it have an alarm and does it buzz or beep as i have never heard it
 
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see part # 61 it is a temp switch,to test this groung the wire to the block,you should hear a noise ( steady beep)if not you may have a problem in your box,bad beeper/(warning horn)"
 
i will test tomorrow thank you

i will test tomorrow thank you for all your help and advice. and to everybody else who helped

regards ian
 
"Sounds like you need a good p

"Sounds like you need a good power flush on your cooling system. Man, you may want to flush your motor more often. If you haven't changed your waterpump or T-Stats in awhile, well then no better time then the present.

You should be ok..check that alarm switch."
 
"Also, mix the precise amount

"Also, mix the precise amount of 2-cycle oil in your fuel ..no more and no less. Try and find the Evinrude/Johnson XD-50 2-cycle oil if you can. Its the best.}}"
 
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