procraftmark
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Sep 17, 2002
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- 188
I have a 89 50hp force and i was wondering ,how do you really know if your head gasket is bad or is in the process of going bad? I don't know if this is related but the force seems to run hotter than any other motor I have had. When I run it in the tank and in the lake for that matter, and you hold your hand on the head , after about 4-5 sec it gets perty uncomfortable. And when i am on the lake and the weather is a little cool, it seems like my water from the peehole is steamin more than anybody elses! I changed the impeller and the t/stat with no change. When I pulled the pulled the plugs they didn't really looked steamed cleaned , but they weren't what i would call oily either.Would a leaky headgasket cause this?<br /><br /><br />thnx<br />mark
<br /><br />Service the water pump. It should be done at least every 5 years. More often is recommended.<br /><br />The sparkplugs should look damp but not wet, dark brown deposits. You don't want to see perfectly clean plugs or black glossy plugs. They should also not look bone-dry. That could mean too little oil or running hot.