My father-In-Law passed away a year ago tomorrow. We have his 2003 Honda BF15 outboard that I put on a jon boat in a garbage pail of water and I started it up. It started after about four pulls, and I saw water pumping out the pee hole. Seemed to run fine. I turned it off and then went and did something else for a few hours.
Before I drained the water from the garbage pail it was in I decided to start it again. Started just fine but no water pumping out. So I shut it down.
It has probably sitting for a couple of years so I bought an impeller kit and I am going to replace it. Before I do that, could the lack of water flow be due to something else? Bad thermostat, etc?
I have worked on car engines and motorcycle engines, but never an outboard. I have the shop manual for it, but anything I should watch out for?
Before I drained the water from the garbage pail it was in I decided to start it again. Started just fine but no water pumping out. So I shut it down.
It has probably sitting for a couple of years so I bought an impeller kit and I am going to replace it. Before I do that, could the lack of water flow be due to something else? Bad thermostat, etc?
I have worked on car engines and motorcycle engines, but never an outboard. I have the shop manual for it, but anything I should watch out for?