10 HP Honda 4 Stroke No Water

[barbender55]

Hi. I just bought a 1989 4 stroke honda 10 hp. Runs great but no water is coming out of the pee hole. My question is does this style motor have a thermostat that would cause the water to start flowing after motor has warmed up? Or should the water flow immediately. I did not run the motor for long as afraid I would do harm to motor. If not I can change impeller etc. Any advice is appreciated. Regards.

 

[pondhopper]

Re: 10 HP Honda 4 Stroke No Water

It should have water flowing all the time. Start with the impeller and go from there.

 

[ziemann]

Re: 10 HP Honda 4 Stroke No Water

Exactly-<br />This motor should always show a stream of pee. Do not run it until you change the impeller. This is usually a very neglected piece of maintenance. It is extremely likely that this will solve your problem.

 

[dvndog]

Re: 10 HP Honda 4 Stroke No Water

try chasing the pump tube and make sure it is free from debris, spiders in the fall will make nests in there and block the tube.

 

[pondhopper]

Re: 10 HP Honda 4 Stroke No Water

If the impeller is old and has been shreaded, you will want to find all of those pieces. I am fighting that problem right now. Take your time and go through the system. I've had to do it three time now. I think I finally got it.