What you call the stream of water coming out of the motor....

Mark42

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A) Pisser<br />B) Wizzer<br />C) Tell Tail<br />D) Telltail<br />E) Telltale<br />F) Pee hole<br /><br /><br />The correct answer is....
 

LubeDude

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Re: What you call the stream of water coming out of the motor....

Its all good as long as its there???????????
 

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Re: What you call the stream of water coming out of the motor....

E<br /><br />Do I get a prize??
 

jtexas

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Re: What you call the stream of water coming out of the motor....

What do I call it? telltale.<br /><br />I think the clinical term is:<br />Overboard Water Indicator.
 

Reel Poor

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Re: What you call the stream of water coming out of the motor....

ooooohohohohoh I know ohohoh....Its E
 

alden135

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Re: What you call the stream of water coming out of the motor....

I thought that was a fuel overflow fitting. I plumbed mine to the gas tank.
 

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Re: What you call the stream of water coming out of the motor....

Originally posted by alden:<br /> I thought that was a fuel overflow fitting. I plumbed mine to the gas tank.
aaawwwweee alden. Look on the bright side.....Your tank will never go empty.
 

Mark42

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Re: What you call the stream of water coming out of the motor....

Yep, it's E. I think I've even typed it as tell tail. But I got to thinking about it and looked it up, and sure enough, it is Telltale, as in: "The boat left a telltale oil slick on the water where it sank because the owner put poly resin over epoxy and the transom fell off".<br /><br /> :D
 

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Re: What you call the stream of water coming out of the motor....

My 120 mercruiser alpha one doesn't have a stream of water coming out of the engine... if it did I'd take it to a repair shop :)
 

eli_lilly

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Re: What you call the stream of water coming out of the motor....

I did notice that my 72/73 Merc factory service manual calls it a "tell tale".
 

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Re: What you call the stream of water coming out of the motor....

How 'bout virtual water pressure guage
 
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Re: What you call the stream of water coming out of the motor....

E.
 

Ron G

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Re: What you call the stream of water coming out of the motor....

E,or hurt neck for always turning around and looking :)
 

Mark42

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Re: What you call the stream of water coming out of the motor....

I can't see the telltale from behind the wheel in my boat. Was thinking of putting a piece of copper tube bent like a U so the stream would shoot up and back. Kind of Jet Ski style so I can see it while I'm running. But, it could be a problem when at the docks with a water stream shooting 6 to 10 feet behind me. :D <br /><br />Have a few more gadgets to add to the boat, a water pressure guage will probably be one of them.
 

steelespike

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Re: What you call the stream of water coming out of the motor....

I call it wet.
 

Mischief Managed

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Re: What you call the stream of water coming out of the motor....

In New England, we call it the "wicked pissah".
 

alden135

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Re: What you call the stream of water coming out of the motor....

Originally posted by Mischief Managed:<br /> In New England, we call it the "wicked pissah".
DISCLAIMER:<br />Views expressed by Mischief Managed are not necessarily representative of the rest of NH. :p
 

eeboater

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Re: What you call the stream of water coming out of the motor....

I call it A.
 

tommays

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Re: What you call the stream of water coming out of the motor....

NO NO a telltale is on a sail :confused: it must be something else :D <br /><br />tommays
 
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