Hi !
I just bought me a 20 Hp Evinrude that the former owner claimed that it had cooling problems.
He told me that they had change the impeller and after that tested it in a barrel but it still gets warm.
I took a chanse and was planning to change the thermostat and check the water inlet chanell.
When checked the motor I noted that it have a new gasket were the thermostat are situated and also the water inlet seems to be ok.
I started up the motor in a barrel and at first it dident came out any water from the small hole under the motor. Stopped the motor cleaned the tube that is connected to the small hole and started it up again, after a while it started to come warm water from the small hole, but no water from the bigger holes.
I know that it could be some problems to get the cooling running properly in a barrel so I will try it on the boat, but I have some questions that I hope someone could answer or get me some ideas.
When it start comming water from the small "pee hole", does it indicated that the impeller is working, and does it also indicate that the thermostat is open ?
So it will not come any water until the thermostat will open at 145 F ?
I just bought me a 20 Hp Evinrude that the former owner claimed that it had cooling problems.
He told me that they had change the impeller and after that tested it in a barrel but it still gets warm.
I took a chanse and was planning to change the thermostat and check the water inlet chanell.
When checked the motor I noted that it have a new gasket were the thermostat are situated and also the water inlet seems to be ok.
I started up the motor in a barrel and at first it dident came out any water from the small hole under the motor. Stopped the motor cleaned the tube that is connected to the small hole and started it up again, after a while it started to come warm water from the small hole, but no water from the bigger holes.
I know that it could be some problems to get the cooling running properly in a barrel so I will try it on the boat, but I have some questions that I hope someone could answer or get me some ideas.
When it start comming water from the small "pee hole", does it indicated that the impeller is working, and does it also indicate that the thermostat is open ?
So it will not come any water until the thermostat will open at 145 F ?