maineiac5586
Chief Petty Officer
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- Feb 14, 2009
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Hi. I have a new to me 1988 suzuki 9.9 outboard. i tried running it in a test barrel and wasn't getting much of any flow out of the telltale. I dropped the lower unit and replaced the water pump impeller and base plate. I check to make sure there were no obstructions in the water tube as well as in the telltale. everything was ok there. I removed the thermostat and checked the opening temperature and it was fine (i confirmed the thermostat opened in boiling water. I tried running it with the thermostat out and was getting exhaust fumes out of the thermostat cavity but no water flow. after putting the new impeller in I would get a little water from the telltale but it was intermittant (and only seemed like I would see some water coming out of there after revving the motor). The engine block gets super hot to where I can't even touch it. I was seeing steam coming out of the telltale. I don't know where to go from here, someone please help me. thanks