over heating ?

[russeller]

i ran my motor in a bucket for about 20 minutes and hte water got hot in the bucket is that normal?

 

[Walker]

Re: over heating ?

Yes, and you can overheat an engine running it in a barrel and getting the water hot.

 

[russeller]

Re: over heating ?

but is that a sign that the water pump is bad ?

 

[ob]

Re: over heating ?

If you weren't constantly filling the bucket with fresh cool water,it certainly is.Outboards have no means of cooling water and therefore require and endless supply.

 

[russeller]

Re: over heating ?

the water pump is located in the lower unit yes?<br />and where would the fuel pump be located i ordered a manual but it did not get to my house yet and i was going to work on it tomorro<br />thank you ob and walker

 

[ob]

Re: over heating ?

russeler,Post some info on what brand and hp engine you have and someone can answer your questions.

 

[russeller]

Re: over heating ?

40 hp evinrude selectonic shift 1967

 

[farginicehole]

Re: over heating ?

Maybe I'm misunderstanding something here, but why would the fact that the water in the bucket got hot after running the motor in it for 20 minutes be a sign that the water pump is bad? Isn't that (along with water coming out the pee hole) a sign that it is likely working properly? The water coming out of the motor should be warmer than the water going in, but in a bucket, it's just going to continue circulating the same water through the motor until it gets too hot to sufficiently cool the motor. . . hopefully you have shut off the motor or added fresh cold water long before you get to that point!!! I apologize if I've misunderstood something here and am just stating the obvious.

 

[russeller]

Re: over heating ?

YES I DID NOT RUN IT FOR THAT LONG JUST ON AND OFF TRYING TO GET IT RUNNING AGIAN I WAS OUT ON THE WATER AND SHE STARTED TO SPIT AND SPUDDER AND THEN WHEN I SHUT HER OFF SHE DID NOT WANT TO START BACK UP NOT GETTING FUEL SO I TOOK EVERYTHING APART AND CLEANED IT ALL AND NOW SHE RUNS GOT ALL THE THING TO FIX AND REPLACE POINTS AND OTHER ITEMS