Can you start thr motor with outdrice off?

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Call me stupid, but I'm fairly new and still learning. I pulled the lower units to rebuild. I still wanted to fog the motor can I still start it with the outdrive off. I already know about cooling meaning there will be none.
 
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Re: Can you start thr motor with outdrice off?

wow I guess I'm not just new to boating, but also at spelling oopps
 
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Re: Can you start thr motor with outdrice off?

I have two mercruiser 260 with pre alpha drives 1983
 
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Re: Can you start thr motor with outdrice off?

Yes you can, just disconnect the water hose from the inside connection on the transom shield. Hook a water hose to the hose (NOT the transom shield,) so your garden hose supplies water to the engine under pressure. Make sure the engine is level or front up, turn on the hose and start it up.
 
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Re: Can you start thr motor with outdrice off?

cobia-boat,
Take a look at Mercstuff.com. Click on "Tools and Parts" then click on number "2" "Cooling Tools". They have a device that fits over the cooling hole on the bell housing, mount your garden hose to it. I have one and it worked great..
 
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Re: Can you start thr motor with outdrice off?

cobia-boat said:
Call me stupid, but I'm fairly new and still learning. I pulled the lower units to rebuild. I still wanted to fog the motor can I still start it with the outdrive off. I already know about cooling meaning there will be none.
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If you were to do it That Way,..........
You'll be Burning up Alot of Things,.........
The Exhaust Flappers come to mind...........

As stated above,......
Ayuh,....
It Can be run Without the Lower Unit, or the Outdrive,.......
But,.....
You Still need to provide Water to the Motor........
 
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Re: Can you start thr motor with outdrice off?

I don't know a whole lot about this stuff, but for fogging, can't you start it, get back quickly, dump in oil/spray fogging oil for 5-10 seconds and get back quickly, turn off again without doing any damage what-so-ever heatwise. Get a friend to help and you can probably get it done in around 10 seconds.
 
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Re: Can you start thr motor with outdrice off?

Best to have someone in the boat to turn the engine off while your still spraying the fogging oil in.
By the time you walk up front to turn the key off the fogging oil will be burnt off..
 
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