Tell-tale stopped flowing

[strikeback03]

I have a 1977 Evinrude 25hp outboard (model 25702s) and while on vacation this week the tell-tale stopped flowing water. I took the lower unit off and the impeller is still good, resealed it and put it back together and still no flow from the tell-tale. I get a decent amount of water spraying from the holes on the back of the leg, from what I've read this means the tell-tale just got plugged and the motor is still being cooled, correct? I forgot my manual at home.

 

[PRussell85]

Re: Tell-tale stopped flowing

Not sure if this is your problem or not but I keep a piece of thin copper wire on all my boats b/c almost every time I go out my telltale doesn't flow. It's the mud dauber wasps around here. They fill the telltale hole with dirt if I let them sit for more than a few weeks. A quick poke into the hole with the engine running on the muffs always clears the blockage. Just from my experience though...

 

[Jim311]

Re: Tell-tale stopped flowing

Yeah, if you're still getting plenty of water and it's not overheating it's probably just some junk in the rubber hose.