Re: OMC 115 Turbojet/Seaswirl Squirt
Finally got all of the parts. The cylinders still had the factory honing visible. The water passages were completely built up with deposits and corrosion, mostly in the heads. I spend a great deal of time cleaning them out. I made an intake water filter from a irrigation sediment filter from Home Depot ($8.99) and split the intake hose to allow for flushing. The bottom seal housing of the powerhead looked a little funny after I split the powerhead from the adaptor. Turns out it is supposed to look funny. Anyone need a new lower seal and housing? $120.00 plus shipping. I got it all put back together today. It started and ran ok and did not overheat. The port side does seem a little warmer than the starboard. It did seem to kick a little at idle, sort of like one cylinder was missing occasionally. I made the mistake of stopping the engine before shutting off the water and filled the lower two cylinders with water. They cleaned out ok and the engine ran fine after. I haven't decided yet if I will hook up the VRO again. Seems like it is just something else to break. I haven't re-installed the Jet drive, yet. I had to grind down some high spots in the impeller housing where the impeller was binding. I almost want to put a standard prop and rudder on the thing.
Finally got all of the parts. The cylinders still had the factory honing visible. The water passages were completely built up with deposits and corrosion, mostly in the heads. I spend a great deal of time cleaning them out. I made an intake water filter from a irrigation sediment filter from Home Depot ($8.99) and split the intake hose to allow for flushing. The bottom seal housing of the powerhead looked a little funny after I split the powerhead from the adaptor. Turns out it is supposed to look funny. Anyone need a new lower seal and housing? $120.00 plus shipping. I got it all put back together today. It started and ran ok and did not overheat. The port side does seem a little warmer than the starboard. It did seem to kick a little at idle, sort of like one cylinder was missing occasionally. I made the mistake of stopping the engine before shutting off the water and filled the lower two cylinders with water. They cleaned out ok and the engine ran fine after. I haven't decided yet if I will hook up the VRO again. Seems like it is just something else to break. I haven't re-installed the Jet drive, yet. I had to grind down some high spots in the impeller housing where the impeller was binding. I almost want to put a standard prop and rudder on the thing.