1986 Force 125HP--I was getting little water flow and lots of steam the first time I had it on the water. Took off the lower unit, replaced the impeller, rest of pump and parts around it looked great. Still just spitting water. Took off the water plates on the engine to check for gunk--none there. Took off thermostat. Looked questionable so I tried running it with the thermostat out. The flow was a little better, maybe more out the exhaust snoot (which is normal, right?). My question is, what more could I possibly do to get better water flow from this motor, or am I getting enough. It is hard to describe how much is coming out over the internet so here goes. It is definitely not a steady **** stream, but more than a little spitting--somewhere in between. I just do not want to risk overheating the engine because the compression and everything else is rock solid.
