1982 b100 no pee from closed thermostat?

[sailor_turned_stinkpotter]

Does the thermostat on these motors when cold and closed prevent the pisser from peeing? Because I just put a new impeller and started it and there was no water and yes I checked the tubes before closing her back up to make sure they are clear. I also stuck a wire into the peehole on the side of the motor too.

 

[argonaut]

Re: 1982 b100 no pee from closed thermostat?

While the lower unit was off did you do these to check for anything that could clog the water path:<br /> o Remove the thermostat and flush with a garden hose to clean out the water jacket and make sure the water tube was clear? <br /> o Take off the pee fitting to see if it was clogged? If it's a chunk of impeller rubber it might be floating around inside the water jacket and occasionally clogging the telltale.<br /> o Blow compressed air through the pee hose with thermostat back on to make sure air came out of the water pump tube?<br /> o Blow compresssed air from the water pump down to the water inlets to check for seaweed/crud clogging the inlet side.<br /><br />Also:<br /> o Did you install the impeller with the vanes curved in the correct direction? Might have destroyed the new one if not.<br /><br /> o Did you install the key when doing the impeller? Shaft may be spinning without engaging the impeller.<br /><br /> If inlet and outlet paths are clear and nothing is wrong with the impeller installation, take apart & redo the water pump. The pump has to have a watertight seal to be able to prime. Depending on age it may be time for new gaskets.