Properly flushing a motor

ngt

ngt

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Possibly stupid question.... I was reading the manual for my motor and it said every time I take the motor out into salt water I need to flush it with fresh water, which I do. I actually do it when I run in regular fresh water also just because it makes me feel better for some reason. But, the manual said I need to remove the propeller every time I do it. Is that really necessary? I have never done that with any of my boat motors and have never had a problem with the prop. I never use a "flushing setup". I always just stick it in a big plastic container I have and run it in neutral.

Any advice on what's really needed would be appreciated.

thanks
 
pvanv

pvanv

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Re: Properly flushing a motor

You should be fine. They want the prop off so some careless person doesn't lose a body part to it if running on muffs.
 
ngt

ngt

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Re: Properly flushing a motor

ok, thanks!
 
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