Hi all. I have that '91 Evinrude on a Stratos I bought last fall. Model number for the Evinrude is VE200SLEID.<br /><br />The water pressure gauge doesn't move unless I'm going 5000 rpms. Then it might show 5 or 10. Now the water comes out of the tell tale great. Water pump is working it's cooling like it's supposed to.<br /><br />I pulled the line of the gauge and no water was coming out. At first I was thinking a plugged line somewhere. Pulled cowling and looked at connection. It has a "T" fitting on the tell tale line. The tell tale runs straight through the "T" and the water pressure gauge is on the "T" side of the fitting. Seeing that water follows the path of least resistance it would make sense that I'm not showing any water pressure.Does that sound right?<br />I was thinking that I might need to reverse those two lines so it runs to the pressure gauge and backs up and then forces the water out the tell tale. When I start the motor, water comes out of the tell tale immediately and that's the only place water comes out on this evinrude. It has what appears to be a "slot" on the back that I thought would exhaust water when warm but I've never seen it do that and the mechanic said the tell tale is the only place this evinrude will exhaust water.<br /><br />Sorry for the long post but I wanted to be clear about this so you know what I'm talking about. The gauge not working is not hurting me, but it could let me know of a potential problem if I'm not paying attention to the motor at some point. Like to see if I can fix it before the mechanic charges me.<br /><br />Also, this boat is extremely stern heavy from the dual tanks, batteries and outboard with a low transom for the swim platform.(Stratos 290 S/F)<br />Would one of those hydrofoils help?On choppy lake water it will start porpoising bad unless I trim the motor way in and even then it may do it if I'm carrying 4 adults or more. So I'm wondering if they will work. I've heard you have to be careful with the bigger motors with electric trim. The foils can cause problems if the trim isn't set just right.<br />Thanks
