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J Floyd

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"Have a 112 special Evinrude,

"Have a 112 special Evinrude, and one head is running hot. I have replaced water pump kit, thermostats, new specified spark plugs....and water is getting thru. Any suggestions?"
 
pull the cylinder head on the

pull the cylinder head on the hot side and replace the deflectors ( the rubber bits ) that are in there.
 
drop your lower unit run compr

drop your lower unit run compressed air through the pick up tube and make sure there is no clogging
you may have a build up in the cooling channels which acts as insulation not allowing the water to contact surface to properly cool that bank
 
"I also have a Evinrude 1996,

"I also have a Evinrude 1996, 112HP. The past coulple times i have taken it out, it seems like not as much water is coming out of the motor as before. I pulled the hose off from the top of the motor and blew it out. It was clear. Today as i was coming bac to the dock i heard a Beep ..Beep. I guess thats the over temp alarm? I put it on the trailer right then. I had the compression checked when i bought last year, and cyl 1 was at 74 and the rest around 95-99. I had it checked 2 months ago and it has not moved..Could this be the problem?"
 
"thats bad compression ,possib

"thats bad compression ,possibly some scoring on pistons/cyl walls.100 + psi is ok in better shape
around 130 135 is closer to what it should be
do a leak down test.STOP RUNNING ENGINE.
pull each head and check internal parts.
/entire cooling system"
 
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