Good afternoon,<br /><br />I have a 72 Johnson 100 that has been the lake several times this year, pulled skiers etc. and never overheated.<br />I usually use the muffs when I run it in the driveway, but last night I put in a big Rubbermaid container with water level about to the cavitation plate and ran it. I ran it for about 2 minutes and didint see any water coming out the little holes and thought maybe the t-stat had to open or something first. Then, the high temp horn went off, i shut down within 2 seconds, and put the muffs on high within 10 seconds. (I heard a little sizzle when I feverishly crammed the muffs on) I stared it a few times with the muffs, and of course water comes out of the vents then, because of the pressure, and the water was hot, but about normal. <br />My question is this- Did i hurt the motor? or the impellar? I know the response may be "tear it apart and find out", but i kind of want to get a "gut" feeling, based on the way I described it from some of you seasoned experts. i guess maybe impellars cannot pull water up that high, and if i run it in a bucket again, i need it to be deeper? this time it was just barely to the cav plate.<br /><br />thanks for either easing my stress, or breaking my heart, but either way, thanks!
