Re: evinrude 10hp qd-23
coolguy147 wrote:
"oh ya onky probably i think is the cooling. at idle the water falls on the rubber cuhsioning on the lower unit. not sure if this is normal or not. but at anything above it pumps water relativly good. and the water spitting out the back is warm but barely my tap is hotter. so i guess it is cooling and in the back there is good amount water pumping out the back at idle too. does it really matter what happens where the water comes out the sides and that water was cold like the lake. do i need to replace my water pump junk?"
"Oh ya
onky proably i think is the cooling" ??? You mean "only problem"? Dude you gotta slow down!!! Just a little. please

! Anyway, I'm not sure I follow. You mean you have water coming out someplace other than the exhaust/water outlet at the rear? Like out the side of the leg somewhere? Or from under the powerhead somewhere? You might have a leaking powerhead base gasket or something like that.
On the spark, Hehe, yeah that's something you
hopefully only do once in your life! Like jumping off a loading dock with an eight pound sledge hammer on your shoulder

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Yeah, if the actual fitting on the end of the hoses is leaking when you pull it off then that is a definite problem. You'll probably need to disassemble the connector and find out what the problem is. My understanding is that you can remove the hoses and with a very thin punch reach it through the hose nipple and punch out the brass retainer rings from the back. But I've never actually had to do it myself. If the gas is spraying out of the fitting on the engine when you remove the hose then that is perfectly normal and to be expected. Although it's not a good idea to remove the hose with the engine running in any case. Myself if I absolutely need to run the motor out of gas then I prefer to crack the gas cap to release the pressure and wait until it dies. And wait until all the pressure is released before I remove the hose. Even then you will always get a little fuel leaking out. I'm just ready to wipe it off with a rag.
....................Todd