Fishcapades
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- Jun 12, 2006
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I have a problem with my dads 1989 force 125..<br />Last summer while i was comming back in to the marina the over heat alarm came on.<br />I coasted back in to our slip and left it for a few hours and went back and started it and everything was fine.<br /><br />Well the problem is back now.<br />We brought it home to fish the st clair river and i decided it would be good to let it run on the hose for a while today.<br />It ran fine for about 10 minutes and then the alarm came on.<br /><br />I shut it down and waited about 5 minutes and it the alarm was still on when i turned the key on.<br /><br />Dad told me to start it up and see if any water came out of the pisser.<br /><br />Nothing was coming out at all. there was water coming out from the prop though.<br /><br />Is my water pump shot? or is it the thurmostat?<br /><br />I have the Service manual and am sure i can handle this myself. <br />I dont believe the water pump has been change in about 5 to 7 years since the lover unit was replaced due to it meeting a piling on lake huron.<br /><br />If it is the water pump could the motor of sucked up peices of the impeller? How would one go about making sure the peices are out of the cooling system?<br />Could i take compressed air and try and blow it back to the water pump?<br /><br />Thanks for the help
