locodave Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Hi guys, Today I went from windsor to lower portland, some areas were a bit dirty or im not sure if i blocked the motor with sand when i beached it. Probaly more the case. I realised when I got home to flush it out there wasn't much water at all coming out, in fact a trickle. Should I just pull that hose out and blow it out/flush it out with water? Is that all I need to do? What else could it be? The engine didn't over heat at all. And it was at the boat ramp that I actually beached it, so I'm not sure if maybe then I blocked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cut_loose Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 More then likey the case.. It happened to my little yammy last week ! Just do what you said just pull out the hose in the motor and blow air out of it it should do the trick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nic_ally_king Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 More then likey the case.. It happened to my little yammy last week ! Just do what you said just pull out the hose in the motor and blow air out of it it should do the trick Even easier - The smallest part in the line is usually at the outlet where the water jets out.. Crap gets stuck here. Poke it with a rivet or a nail.. something fine that fits. I've done this plenty of times on yam and honda 4s always works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locodave Posted November 28, 2009 Author Share Posted November 28, 2009 Cool, I'll try it today! But if its blocked at the end of the line, is there anyway it could be blocked somewhere along before it even reaches that outlet? Could that be possible? Like somewhere internal hard to reach? If so is there anyway to get it unblocked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuffy Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Mate, when was the last time you replaced your impellor? Might be an idea if you haven't done that for a while, It's all very well sticking nails etc into telltale hoses, but if your impeller is buggered then you will definately cook your motor eventually. It pays to properly investigate any problem with outboards very thoroughly before you set off on another adventure on the water-------just in case. Just my thoughts on this matter. Tuffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locodave Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 My motor only has 50 hrs, I bought it with 43. I went through the hoses today and the end bit was blocked. Cleaned that up and now water is puming out, so I hope it's not the impellor at this early stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REBSS Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I have to agree with Tuffy there, i have experienced a cooked motor and the overheating alarm didnt go off and it wasnt good, maintenance maintenance and more maintenance. Happy boating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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