engine overheat water not getting to the outdrive?

[betayv]

I just bought a 1987 searay with 5.7 and alpha one outdrive, carburetor was rebuild and new batteries so we star the engine put the ear on the outdrive and I cant see water coming thru the exhaust bellows, the engine start overheating so I turn it off, any ideas what should I do thanks.

 

[Bt Doctur]

remove the outdrive and run the motor on a hose to isolate the problem

 

[Bt Doctur]

remove the outdrive and run the motor on a hose to isolate the problem

 

[betayv]

How I run the water to the engine without outdrive?

 

[Rick Stephens]

You can just poke the hose in the water passage on the bell housing, where the o-ring is, and turn it on. The other way is pull the 1 inch hose coming from the transom to the thermostat housing and slide a hose over the thermostat end and turn the water on. Don't need a ton of water if connected to the thermostat housing.

Mot likely your water pump is bad in the outdrive and needs work/replacing. That should be part of your annual inspection, so if you haven't looked at it, now's the time.

Rick

 

[betayv]

hey rick Im going to pull the outdrive and do all the bellows, water pump, and complete maintenance, I been looking on you tube for some videos but most of them are imcomplete, I remember before iboats used to have some of the service manuals on pdf anywhere I can found them.

 

[Bondo]

hey rick Im going to pull the outdrive and do all the bellows, water pump, and complete maintenance, I been looking on you tube for some videos but most of them are imcomplete, I remember before iboats used to have some of the service manuals on pdf anywhere I can found them.

Ayuh,..... Same place they've always been,..... Don'S Adults Only section at the top of this forum,.....

 

[Rick Stephens]

There you go. Thanks Bondo.

 

[midcarolina]

Once you replace all the parts make sure and turn on the water BEFORE you start the engine and not vise-versa like mentioned in your original post.....

Achris has sme really good video's that are linked to in the adults only section.