'68 Evinrude cooling problems??

[Bobdammit]

Hi all! I have a '68 Evinrude "Big Twin" and I am having major cooling problems. I have no water comming out of the tell tale stream, and the block gets hot to touch after about 1 minute of idle. I have dropped the lower unit, checked the impeller, pulled the thermostat, and nothing is helping. I have flushed everything out with water ( I run a real weedy lake) all to no avail. I tried replacing the impeller but there is no difference. Do i have it in backwards??? The shaft spins clockwise, so the fins should trail behind the spin, right? If I pull the thermostat housing and start the motor, I get water comming out of the opening. I also did a compression check... 130 psi/ 120 psi. Any help will be greatly apprecieated!!! <br />

 

[bill giffear]

Re: '68 Evinrude cooling problems??

Bob******,Iwould remove the water pump and check the intake screens below the pump!also how old is the water pump? I change mine every 3rd year!I learned the hard way and burned up a 115 hp evin.<br /> Bill

 

[Bobdammit]

Re: '68 Evinrude cooling problems??

Bill, where are the screens below the pump? when I take off the cover and the impeller, all I have left is a metal plate. I am realy not familliar with the outboard cooling system. Thanks for the help.

 

[bill giffear]

Re: '68 Evinrude cooling problems??

Bob*******, the metal plate comes up and the intake should be below that. bill, <br /> gone fishing after this response,see tou monday!