tell tale problems

[flipcast]

hello all

im very new to this site so bear with me .
the outboard is a 1985 evinrude 50hp 2 stroke. the motor has been sitting a year or 2. Last year i replaced the impellor assy as directed. started the motor and the water was coming out of pee hole just fine. this year i set up the muffs again just to test before hitting the waters, the water stream was the same except as i increased idle to approx 3000 the water stream stopped
i waited approx 2 minutes then it started again. however after fooling with it i should turning engine off starting engine again a few times th e water was takeing longer and longer to start which made me nervous because it was taking waaay to long to come out.another thing i noticed is that at the lower part rear of the engine case or top of the lower unit there is alot of water coming out, its probably normal but i thought id mention it. thx in advence for your help

 

[James R]

Re: tell tale problems

You cannot rely on muffs to test your water system. You are running on spigot pressure. Put the motor in a tub so that the water level is above the level of the water pump. Make sure that the tell tale is clear. A plastic tube from an aerosol spray will do this.
Fire up the motor and see what you get.

 

[flipcast]

Re: tell tale problems

Hey thx for the response, I do agree with that, trouble is last year after i did the pump it all worked perfectly.
ill be lauching the boat for my first time this weekend as i just purchased the boat, it was put up on the trailer wrong and i need to reset it properly and at the same time i will test the cooling stream while in the water
better days to come !!
thx again

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: tell tale problems

get some weedeater string, makes a great cleaner for the tilt tube.

 

[flipcast]

Re: tell tale problems

yep i tried that and it did work real well, as i worked it in the tube i found what could have been an obstruction which i was able to push thru.
then i took the garden house and put it on jet stream just for alittle added
touch
but thx for the response

better days to come!!