nebraska_woody
Seaman
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- Aug 5, 2002
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- 58
I have an 89 johnson gt200, and what i'm wondering is if there should be some sort of "restrictor cap" on the end of the pee hole instead of just a regular threaded tube sticking out? The tube is approximately a half inch (outside diameter) around that is sticking out of the motor cowl, but what i'm noticing is everytime I shut off the motor, the water drains out of the motor through the peehole and the system loses it's prime for when I go to start the motor up again. It can take up to 30 seconds (at an increased RPM) for the motor to reprime itself again. I'm having overheating issues with this thing when i'm at idle or trolling speeds cause I dont think the motor is keeping enough water in the system. Could I find a little threaded plastic pvc cap that size and drill a smaller hole in the middle of it to assist the motor in keeping the prime in the cooling system, or would that build up too much pressure in the system and hurt something? Thanks for any help