OLD motor flusher (homemade?) photos

[kodibass]

As stated in a earlier post I inherited a old outboard shop, I got with it a bunch of old school tools & test equipment, I was told may not be a good idea to post photos & asked what it was used for as it might "appear" I am trying to learn how to use these tools to run a business. (NOT) so I thought if I know what it is most likely used for and I see a post where info was requested on a subject, I would post what I think may (or may-not) help or be of interest . So this appears to be a flusher (looks homemade) for the older style flush only in a trash-can motors, I tried it on a couple of the older type motors, it works very well, comes with different size tubes & can be built from plumbing scrap or hardware store. I used a regular bungi cord to secure it.

 

[Joe Reeves]

Re: OLD motor flusher (homemade?) photos

I have no idea what that thing is BUT where you have it inserted is a main exhaust exit. Should you shoot water up that area, you'll be shooting it directly at the exhaust ports of the lower cylinder. Not a good idea.

 

[Chinewalker]

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I agree - no way the motor would pump water that way...

 

[Rick.]

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Good thing you posted the pictures. This site is all about learning and sharing and you just heard from two of our "Top Guns" . Perhaps it was used to direct water to a floor drain rather than spewing it all over the shop floor? Best of luck. Rick.

 

[kfa4303]

Re: OLD motor flusher (homemade?) photos

Funky gizmo, but in the wrong spot to be a flusher. Although, they did make a factory OMC flush unit, but it's very rare and is designed to force/direct water into the water uptake opening labeled in the pic below.




Someone actually posted a pic of one here in the forums the other day, I have also heard of people making a flush adapter out of a piece of scrap wood/aluminum with a garden hose fixture attached to it that you then install on the water uptake opening found about the anti-vent plate by removing the factory plate. Scroll down about 3/4 of the way in the link below for a better description.

http://www.leeroysramblings.com/OMC_6hp.htm

 

[kodibass]

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Yep as stated I don't know if this is even what its used for, (may or may-not) be useful, I just hooked a hose to it and water shot out good, I used it on the lower units in the photos, they are both shot have big cracks in them & were not hooked to a running motor,( I'll stick to a can ) It almost looks like it was used to move air? would there be any reason to shoot air up in there? I'll be posting a photo of another thingy that appears to be some kind of flusher as well, much smaller tube tho, And yes I agree this is a great site to learn from.

 

[akorcovelos]

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could it be to direct exhauts gas out of the shop area? like the tubes they hang on car exhaust when runing them in the shop?

 

[1946Zephyr]

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One thing I have seen, for the old split case lower units, is a screw in type adapter that goes into the inlet plate on the side of the housing.

 

[kfa4303]

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yeah, that's the type in the link I posted. I've got some pate aluminum I thought about making one out of, but I'd still have to get the hose adapter bit. I would be nice to be able to run the motor without dragging out the old test tank :/ That's about the only thing I envy in the new motors.

 

[Fl_Richard]

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I had a roomie in college that used to smoke out of something like that

 

[1946Zephyr]

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LMAO!! FI_Richard.

 

[kodibass]

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akorcovelos, Now why did I not think of that, I think that's what it is supposed to do, I looked inside it and its all black & yuky. And I kinda remember the old shop owner had two hoses running from the motors, a smaller hose sending water in & this going to an outside drain via a length of abs plastic pipe with a hose stuck in it. The other flusher thing I posted was part of the water in set up, I have the clip thing he used to go over the inlet on the motor, its made out of stainless steel and has a hole in it & clips to the motor with a spring.