UPDATE:
I disconnected the temp sensor and still heard the high-pitch ringing noise. It is REALLY quiet now and sometimes disappears completely. I think it is some type of mechanical whirring. So we can safely conclude it is NOT the overheat alarm that I’m hearing…
I’m going to buy a better...
Managed to remove the water passage cover by unbolting the lower cowl guards so that the engine pan was free to wiggle a bit. This provided just enough space to get the bottom bolts out from my last post.
I don’t see any blockages here either. All holes feeding water into the cylinder cooling...
Well this sucks… no easy way to get this cover off due to the bottom bolts having no room to come out. Plus the cover is stuck on tight. Does the whole powerhead have to come out in order to open this thing??
Thank you so much 🙏🏼 I will see if she’s cooling properly this weekend when I test for overheat again. Both the head gasket and water passage gasket will be replaced and the channels cleaned by then.
Questions for the group:
1. Where specifically should I be scanning the motor with IR gun? Near the spark plugs? I only scanned the top of the engine block near the lift bracket.
2. Is it better to scan temps while motor is idling or completely off? I only scanned while it was off.
3. The...
Lol funny you mention it, I JUST ordered a new gasket for the “water passage” (part# 26 in the diagram below) because that’s another one that I’m thinking could use replacing. Could very well have some blockages in there.
BOOM - got it! A quick and gentle pull of a pry bar against the block did the trick.
Honestly, not as bad as I thought. I definitely think the gasket is deteriorated (if not blown), but what are your thoughts on the cylinders, pistons and cooling channels overall? I don’t see any obvious...
Alright y’all, I have removed all the cylinder head bolts - they all came out smoothly (hallelujah!) however the cylinder head is firmly stuck in place...
What is the recommended course of action to remove the stuck cylinder head? Tap it with a hammer? I’m worried I’ll break something. Dangar...
Ah, interesting. I’m using a fairly cheap $20 laser thermometer (see pic below). I just noticed that I read the instructions wrong and was using an emissivity setting meant for iron (0.70), not aluminum (0.30) so that could very well be impacting my results 🙃
I should do another test in my...
The repair shop took care of the lower unit so I haven’t seen the condition of that tube but the motor is peeing VERY strong now so I don’t think there could be a blockage that early in the cooling circuit. If all else fails after I clean the cylinder channels I will check there next.
Yes, I only tested in Fahrenheit. We didn’t drive it that much. I just did a bunch of temperature scans at once and wrote everything down. I’m going to start with the head gasket and go from there. I’ll deal with the horn later assuming I can solve the overheating issue.
UPDATE:
I tested the motor temperature extensively today. The highest number was 213 after a run, then averaged around 185 after that. All temperatures are in Fahrenheit.
Initial test w/ emmissiveness set to 70 (aluminum):
183
200
200
213
200
Changed emmissiveness to 90 (default):
180
175
173...
It genuinely sounds like Tinnitus lol that ear-piercing ultrasonic high pitch noise. Maybe it’s not even the overheat alarm 🤷🏻♂️ I’m buying a temperature gun tonight for this weekend’s lake test. Will update you all with some numbers soon.
