Phil M wrote:I also use a tub - actually a rain barrel it is. I remove the propeller first. Just keep testing the water to see how much it warms up, as I do recirculate the pee hole water back into the rain barrel.
Now if I lived in downtown Calgary, You could just leave it out on the street and run the motor.
Nah, that won't work. To much Junk in the water
Had to pull the from Ghost Lake on Sunday due to debris and a worrisome log jam up Ghost creek
Think about buying a horse watering trough for about $90 bucks. There's a garden hose fitting on the bottom where you fill it up. After you're finished running the motor, unscrew the hose and the water empties out. This simulation and test bed is as real as it gets.
Thanks Dave,
The salt water environment is new to us, we are used to fresh water.
When we get back from our trip this weekend l will flush it out with the vinegar solution.
l did clean out that discharge pipe and the water stream looks good but what I don't know is how old the
water impeller is?
Mikex wrote:l did clean out that discharge pipe and the water stream looks good but what I don't know is how old the
water impeller is?
If in doubt, change it out. If it starts coming apart in there, it's a MUCH bigger job to go fishing in the engine's water passages for all the parts, and if you don't get them all, some passages won't get the full flow they're designed to get. Not good.
Last edited by Tomfoolery on Wed Jun 26, 2013 5:52 am, edited 1 time in total.
Mike,
Change the impeller and gasket, also the thermostat and gasket.
Both are easy changes and lots of info on this site to do so.
If not known than change.
Dave
Mikex wrote:Thanks Dave,
The salt water environment is new to us, we are used to fresh water.
When we get back from our trip this weekend l will flush it out with the vinegar solution.
l did clean out that discharge pipe and the water stream looks good but what I don't know is how old the
water impeller is?
DaveB wrote:Mike,
Change the impeller and gasket, also the thermostat and gasket.
Both are easy changes and lots of info on this site to do so.
If not known than change.
Dave
Mikex wrote:Thanks Dave,
The salt water environment is new to us, we are used to fresh water.
When we get back from our trip this weekend l will flush it out with the vinegar solution.
l did clean out that discharge pipe and the water stream looks good but what I don't know is how old the
water impeller is?
from Ghost Lake on Sunday due to debris and a worrisome log jam up Ghost creek
