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Is this normal??? Water coming from lower end

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iLuv2fish

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Flushed my motor and first start of the years since last October. Water was coming from lower end.

Not sure it's suppose to. It's also coming out of nipple at the top.
 

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Ok good. I wasn't and still not 100% sure about it. The hole is obviously there for a reason, however, I'm not sure about the water coming from the part near the rod (confused)

i emailed a shop near me and they were great with my 40 Johnson I had. I'm sceptical of shops sometimes and worried they will make up a problem to screw me over. I've never had a 4 stroke or yamaha. I've had only Johnson before. I've done some searching on Google but nothing pertains to water and it's all articles and videos about oil leaks.
 
Water runs out of the lower unit all kinds of places when hooked up to a hose. You only see it because it's hooked up to a hose instead of in the water. As long as the tell-tale pee hole is spitting water you should be fine as long as your thermostat is working properly. Lots of people forget about their thermostats. Don't forget about it as it can rust shut or fail and you won't know it as the tell-tail pee hole will keep on spitting. Result... You fry an engine. I check my thermostat every year just to be safe and change it every 2-3 years even if it looks good as I run in salt water. Oil, thermostats, marine sta-bil in the fuel ALL THE TIME, and fuel filters are cheap, new outboards are EXPENSIVE. I learned the hard way long ago and have never be penny wise and dollar foolish since.
 
I'll add water pump impellers to that list as well. Lose a fin on an impeller, it will still pump but you'll have little pieces of rubber forced up through the cooling system that can clog little water channels throughout the engine. I replace mine every 2 years... Again, whether it looks like it needs it or not.
 
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