ok so i recently bought a boat with a 1988 or 89 force 50hp motor. first time we took it out it died after a solid 20 min of running no problem and got towed in. second time had it going for a while and then later in the day had a hard time getting it into gear because it would die. took off lower unit and the impeller was in pieces so i replaced it. now engine seems to be getting wayyyyy too hot and it doesn't seem to be spitting as much water as it use to. so i just bought all new seals for the top of the water tube. could not having those seals not allow enough water to go through? i opened where the thermostat use to be (previous owner removed it so water would pump all the time and there was no water that i could see going through. i'm seeing if anyone has had this problem? i'm putting new seals on this afternoon and will keep this post updated but any suggestions or what to look for would be appreciated. if anyone has a diagram of the cooling path that would be awesome!
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