No water from pee hole at idle

[76gunner]

No water is coming from pee hole when idling. Have replaced entire water pump assembly and thermostats. rev engine up and water flows. take lower unit off and attach hose to copper tub in shaft and water flows good. put lower unit on and take thermostats out and water flows good. Need help real bad.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: No water from pee hole at idle

what engine, year, hp, serial # ? welcome to iboats.

 

[Arty_G]

Re: No water from pee hole at idle

Are you on muffs, or in the water?

 

[76gunner]

Re: No water from pee hole at idle

Originally posted by tashasdaddy:<br /> what engine, year, hp, serial # ? welcome to iboats.

It is a 1999 mecury 150 hp xr6

 

[76gunner]

Re: No water from pee hole at idle

I tried it with the muffs on and in a tank

 

[sleepinin]

Re: No water from pee hole at idle

I have a 99 150 and it takes about 3 minutes for the thermostats to open. Then you get a weak stream(compared to evinrude). You may have a plugged pee'er (if that's a word). Try flushing from you top water hose connection on the back of the cowling. Mine will pee much stronger from that connection. I seem to remember but my memory ain't that good that it'll pee even if the motor is not on. Also a water pressure gauge is a worthwhile investment if you don't already have one. It's pretty low at idle but should get up to 12psi at WOT.

 

[sleepinin]

Re: No water from pee hole at idle

Another thought I just had was that maybe you over - torqued the bolts that hold the water pump together. I'm guessing you got all the plates and gaskets put back together correctly, there is a warning in my manuel about over torqueing. Something to check. I'm not sure what it would do other than cause more friction on the impellor, maybe enough to reduce the flow.

 

[76gunner]

Re: No water from pee hole at idle

Thanks for the suggestions guys. Backed off the totgue a little and waited about three minutes and it started pumping. Don't remember it taking so long to start pumping, but as long as I show pressure on my dash gauge I should be OK. Thought about tossing the stats, since you would think it would allow constant water flow around the block. but after reading some of the other post I decided against it. Again thanks for everything

 

[studlymandingo]

Re: No water from pee hole at idle

Don't toss the 'stats, they are there for a very good reason. You may want to check them to make sure they are operating properly.