Eska Tecumseh 9.9hp outboard cooling questions? (gamefisher)

blkops187

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Hey guys new to iboats and have a few questions on my Eska/gamefisher 9.9hp outboard.

I purchased this motor from an older gentalmen today for $250. The story was he had purchased it new or almost new from a local marine shop in seattle some 15+yrs ago, used it a few times then garaged it for over a decade untill now....! The thing is mint and honestly looks like its been in a time capsule. Anyways I got it home thru it in a bucket of aqua, hooked it up to some gas and it fired on the 1st pull and continued to run perfect. I further inspected to see if it was peeing wich it was so I killed it and poked around the pee hole to make sure there wasnt and debri in the outlet. Started again and it flowed a little better than b4. My question is whats the norm for the amount of flow I should be seeing? Should I excpect a constant hard stream like I would on my 2011 suzuki df6? Or is it normal to pullsate and change flow? When I took it down to the local lake shortly after to really open her up I noticed for the most part at 1/2-WOT it would for the most part give me a pretty good steady stream. Lastly is it normal for the water coming from the peehole to me extremly hot??? I pulled the cover to feel the cyl head after a couple "hot laps" around the lake and the head was hot to the touch but not worthy of cooking any eggs.... Thanks again
 
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narwhals

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Re: Eska Tecumseh 9.9hp outboard cooling questions? (gamefisher)

yes the stream will become more steady as the rpms increase, i have a 9.9 eska that also looks as if it was in a time capsule, the stream is slow at low rpms and becomes a constant steady stream as we get it up to full throttle and it is hot to the touch. do you know what year it is? if you supply model and ser # there are a couple of websites to cross reference it to find out exactly what you have. welcome to iboats and if you have any problems you've come to the right place for support and answers.
 

blkops187

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Re: Eska Tecumseh 9.9hp outboard cooling questions? (gamefisher)

Thank you for shedding some light on this subject narwhals! I have located the serial/model numbers. Here you are,

model:14152b
serial:18-201122
 

narwhals

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Re: Eska Tecumseh 9.9hp outboard cooling questions? (gamefisher)

you have a 1981. always keep your model and serial number handy when your ordering parts.
 
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